Anansi and Turtle
Anansi is about to enjoy a meal of delicious yams when Turtle knocks at his door. His visitor is tired and hungry, but the spider has no wish to share. He quickly invents an excuse to keep the food...
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Donkey Skin
A princess must escape when her own father decides to marry her. Her fairy godmother helps her ask for impossible gifts, hoping to delay him. When that is no longer enough, she leaves the palace...