“Mr. Snake,” said Anansi. “How will I know that you are longer than the branch? When I look at your head, you will crawl up the branch. When I look at your tail, you will crawl down.”
“Tie my tail to the branch then,” said Snake. Anansi tied Snake’s tail onto the branch. “Close your eyes and stretch out your head.”
1 What did the animals call the stories they told? 2 What did Tiger ask Anansi to bring him? 3 Why did the other animals laugh at Anansi? 4 How did Anansi trick Snake? 5 When Tiger saw Snake tied to a branch, he could not believe his eyes. This means that: a) Tiger could not see very well. Tiger could not believe his eyes when Anansi brought Snake to him, but he kept his promise. From that day on, the stories were called Anansi Stories. Snake closed his eyes and stretched out as far as he could. Quickly Anansi tied Snake’s head to the branch. Now Anansi could carry Snake to Tiger.
b) Tiger was afraid of Snake. c) Tiger was very surprised. 6 Choose words from this list to describe Anansi.
clever
dangerous
cunning
silly
proud
7 Do you think Tiger was pleased when Anansi brought him Snake? Why? Why not? 8 Which character do you like best in this story? Why?
• Comprehension: Ask students to discuss the answers to some of the questions in pairs, e.g. questions 4, 6, 7 and 8. Remind them that when they express an opinion, they must justify it with evidence from the text. • Draw a story plan on the board and ask students to help you complete it with details about this story. • Question 6: Students can suggest adjectives to describe the other characters in the story.
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