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How Anansi Welcomes His Creditors

In short: Discover how one hiding place changes with each new visitor in this Surinamese Anansi story.

How Anansi Welcomes His Creditors · The hiding place offered to each guest FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 195 How Anansi Welcomes His Creditors Discover how one hiding place changes with each new visitor in this Surinamese Anansi story. Origin A Surinamese Anansi tale, number six in Herman van Cappelle’s 1926 collection. The map marks an approximate region of tradition. Atlas record 1926 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF The hiding place offered to each guest Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

A Surinamese Anansi tale, number six in Herman van Cappelle’s 1926 collection. The map marks an approximate region of tradition.

Everyone who comes to Anansi’s door wants to collect a debt. Cockroach, Hen and Fox are each directed to the same hiding place to avoid the next guest. Anansi turns the sequence to his advantage. Listeners can anticipate who the next arrival will frighten.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1926 · Suriname, approximate region of tradition
    Herman van Cappelle · Mythen en sagen uit West-Indië · No. 6 · Published collection

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