Jamaica Anansi stories
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1. Front matter2. CONTENTS.3. PREFACE.4. 1. Tying Tiger. [Note]5. 2. Tiger as Substitute. [Note]6. 3. Tiger as Riding-horse. [Note]7. 4. Tiger’s Sheep-skin Suit. [Note]8. 5. Tiger Catching the Sheep-thief. [Note]9. 6. Tiger’s Breakfast. [Note]10. 7. Eggs and Scorpions. [Note]11. 8. Tiger’s Bone-hole. [Note]12. 9. The Christening. [Note]13. 10. Eating Tiger’s Guts. [Note]14. 11. Throwing away Knives. [Note]15. 12. Grace Before Meat. [Note]16. 13. Day-time Trouble. [Note]17. 14. New Names. [Note]18. 15. Long-shirt. [Note]19. 16. Shut up in the Pot. [Note]20. 17. House in the Air. [Note]21. 18. Goat on the Hill-side. [Note]22. 19. Dog and Dog-head. [Note]23. 20. Tacoomah’s Corn-piece. [Note]24. 21. Anansi and the Tar-baby. [Note]25. 22. Inside the Cow. [Note]26. 23. Cunnie-More-Than-Father. [Note]27. 24. The Duckano tree. [Note]28. 25. Food and Cudgel. [Note]29. 26. The Riddle. [Note]30. 27. Anansi and Brother Dead. [Note]31. 28. Brother Dead and the Brindle Puppy. [Note]32. 29. The Cowitch and Mr. Foolman. [Note]33. 30. Dry-Head and Anansi. [Note]34. 31. The Yam-hills. [Note]35. 32. The Law against Back-biting. [Note]36. 33. Fling-a-mile. [Note]37. 34. But-but and Anansi. [Note]38. 35. Tumble-bug and Anansi. [Note]39. 36. Horse and Anansi. [Note]40. 37. Anansi in Monkey Country. [Note]41. 38. Curing the Sick. [Note]42. 39. Anansi, White-belly and Fish. [Note]43. 40. Goat’s Escape. [Note]44. 41. Turtle’s Escape. [Note]45. 42. Fire and Anansi. [Note]46. 43. Quit-quit and Anansi. [Note]47. 44. Spider Marries Monkey’s Daughter. [Note]48. 45. The Chain of Victims. [Note]49. 46. Why Tumble-bug Rolls in the Dung. [Note]50. 47. Why John-crow has a Bald Head. [Note]51. 48. Why Dog is always Looking. [Note]52. 49. Why Rocks at the River are covered with Moss. [Note]53. 50. Why Ground-dove Complains. [Note]54. 51. Why Hog is always Grunting. [Note]55. 52. Why Toad Croaks. [Note]56. 53. Why Woodpecker Bores Wood. [Note]57. 54. Why Crab is afraid after Dark. [Note]58. 55. Why Mice are no Bigger. [Note]59. 56. Rat’s Wedding. [Note]60. 57. Cockroach Stories. [Note]61. 58. Hunter, Guinea-hen and Fish. [Note]62. 59. Rabbit Stories. [Note]63. 60. The Animal Race. [Note]64. 61. The Fasting Trial (fragment). [Note]65. 62. Man is Stronger. [Note]66. 63. The Pea that made a Fortune. [Note]67. 64. Settling the Father’s Debt. [Note]68. 65. Mr. Lenaman’s Corn-field. [Note]69. 66. Simon Tootoos. [Note]70. 67. The Tree-wife. [Note]71. 68. Sammy the Comferee. [Note]72. 69. Grandy-Do-an’-Do. [Note]73. 70. Jack and Harry. [Note]74. 71. Pea-fowl as Messenger. [Note]75. 72. The Barking Puppy. [Note]76. 73. The Singing Bird. [Note]77. 74. Two Sisters. [Note]78. 75. Asoonah. [Note]79. 76. The Greedy Child. [Note]80. 77. Alimoty and Aliminty. [Note]81. 78. The Fish Lover. [Note]82. 79. Juggin Straw Blue. [Note]83. 80. The Witch and the Grain of Peas. [Note]84. 81. Bosen Corner. [Note]85. 82. The Three Dogs. [Note]86. 83. Andrew and his Sisters. [Note]87. 84. The Hunter. [Note]88. 85. Man-Snake as Bridegroom. [Note]89. 86. The Girls who married the Devil. [Note]90. 87. Bull as Bridegroom. [Note]91. 88. The Two Bulls. [Note]92. 89. Ballinder Bull. [Note]93. 90. Bird Arinto. [Note]94. 91. Tiger Softens his Voice. [Note]95. 92. Hidden Names. [Note]96. 93. Anansi and Mr. Able. [Note]97. 94. The King’s Three Daughters. [Note]98. 95. The Dumb Child. [Note]99. 96. The Dumb Wife. [Note]100. 97. Leap, Timber, Leap. [Note]101. 98. The Boy fools Anansi. [Note]102. 99. The Water Crayfish. [Note]103. 100. Ali Baba and Kissem. [Note]104. 101. Bull-of-all-the-Land. [Note]105. 102. The Boiling Pot. [Note]106. 103. The Twelve One-eyed Men. [Note]107. 104. Bird and Hunter. [Note]108. 105. Jack and the Devil Errant. [Note]109. 106. The Magic Hat and the Staff of Life. [Note]110. 107. Uncle Green and Jack. [Note]111. 108. Big Begum and Little Begum. [Note]112. 109. The Fool and the Wise Brother. [Note]113. 110. The Children and the Witch. [Note]114. 111. The Boy and the Mermaid. [Note]115. 112. Difficult Tasks. [Note]116. 113. The Grateful Beasts. [Note]117. 114. Jack and the Bean-stalk. [Note]118. 115. Jack and the Devil. [Note]119. 116. Jack’s Riddle. [Note]120. 117. Jack as Fortune-teller. [Note]121. 118. Robin as Fortune-teller. [Note]122. 119. Jack and the Grateful Dead. [Note]123. 120. The Boy and his Master. [Note]124. 121. The Language of Beasts. [Note]125. 122. The Three Pieces of Advice. [Note]126. 123. Three Brothers and the Life-tree. [Note]127. 124. The Skilful Brothers. [Note]128. 125. The Three Sillies. [Note]129. 126. A Misunderstanding. [Note]130. 127. Big-head, Big-belly, and Little-foot. [Note]131. 128. The Goat in the Lion’s Den. [Note]132. 129. The Donkey, the Cat and the Lion’s Head. [Note]133. 130. Clever Molly May. [Note]134. 131. Dancing to Anansi’s Fiddle. [Note]135. 132. Anansi claims the dinner. [Note]136. 133. Anansi seeks his Fortune. [Note]137. 134. The Pannier-jar. [Note]138. 135. Anansi kills his Grandmother. [Note]139. 136. White Belly and Anansi. [Note]140. 137. Monkey hunts Anansi. [Note]141. 138. Anansi and the Pig coming from Market. [Note]142. 139. The Fifer. [Note]143. 140. In Come Murray.144. 141. Tacoomah makes a Dance. [Note]145. 142. Anansi makes a Dance. [Note]146. 143. Red Yam. [Note]147. 144. Guzzah Man.148. 145. Fowl and Pretty Poll.1 [Note]149. 146. The Cumbolo. [Note]150. 147. John-crow and Fowl at Court.151. 148. Wooden Ping-ping and Cock.152. 149. Animal Talk. [Note]153. Old-time Fools.154. Duppy Stories.155. Animal Jests.156. Lies.157. Philosophy.158. RIDDLES.159. INDEX TO RIDDLES.160. ABBREVIATIONS OF TITLES.161. NOTES.162. NOTES. (continued 2)163. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES.164. INDEX TO INFORMANTS.