It was a hot and sunny day in the jungle. A lion lay sleeping in cool shade of the forest, his big head resting upon his paws.

Along scurried a mouse, looking for some food in the shady forest. At first, the mouse did not see the lion. But when she did, her heart nearly stopped in fear. In her rush to flee, she bumped into the lion’s nose.

This, of course, woke the lion. Annoyed, he grabbed the mouse, holding her in his giant paws.

“Please don’t eat me,” begged the tiny mouse.

A lion lay sleeping in the forest one day. The lion’s head lay on his paws.

Along came a mouse. At first, the mouse did not see the lion. Then she saw him. She got very scared. She tried to run away. But she bumped into the lion’s nose.

The lion woke up. The lion grabbed the mouse. The lion held her in his giant paws.

“Please don’t eat me,” begged the mouse.

“Why not?” asked the lion.

A lion lay in the forest. The lion was asleep. The lion’s head lay on his paws.

Along came a mouse. The mouse didn’t see the lion at first. The mouse got scared. The mouse tried to run away. The mouse bumped into the lion’s nose. The mouse woke the lion.

The lion saw the mouse. The lion grabbed the mouse. The lion held the mouse.

The mouse asked the lion not to eat her. The mouse made a deal. The mouse said that if the lion let her go, she would help the lion one day.

Anansi the spider was a trickster who lived in a small village in Africa. A witch named Five lived in Anansi’s village, too. Five did not like her name, so she cast a spell on the village. Anyone who said her name would fall asleep for a year.

Soon after, there was a famine all across Africa. A famine is when there is not enough food to eat. Anansi, his wife, and his children had no food and were starving.

Anansi the spider was a trickster. He lived in a small village in Africa.

A witch lived in Anansi’s village. Her name was Five. Five did not like her name. She cast a spell on the village. Anyone who said her name would fall asleep for a year.

One time, there was a famine in Africa. There was not enough food to eat.

Anansi’s family did not have food. They were very hungry.

Anansi saw that Rabbit had corn. This gave him an idea. Anansi went to visit Rabbit.

Anansi was a spider.
Anansi was a trickster.
Anansi was hungry.

There was no food in Africa.
There was no food in Anansi’s village.
There was no food in Anansi’s home.

There was a witch in Anansi’s village.
Her name was Five.

Five did not like her name.
She cast a spell.
If you said her name you fell asleep for a year.

Anansi saw Rabbit.
Rabbit had corn.
Anansi talked to Rabbit.
“How many piles do you have?”