While trying to gather up all the wisdom he thinks he has wasted on the villagers, Ananse the spider learns something new himself.

Kwian and the Lazy Sun

by Melinda Lilly

Published 1 May 1998
In order to have light, Kwian and the other children throw another villager, the lazy Kattenttu, into the sky where he becomes the sun.

Tamba and the Chief

by Melinda Lilly

Published 1 May 1998
While seeking the village of Chief Kotombo, Tamba offers aid to the animals he meets along the way, and later they return his kindness, enabling him to marry the chief's daughter.

Zimani's Drum

by Melinda Lilly

Published 1 May 1998
While out walking with his brother Cikungwa, blind Zimani has an encounter with Mkango the lion and tries to trick him before he has a chance to kill them.

A Masai folktale about how the tiny caterpillar outsmarts the other animals even though they are much bigger and stronger.