Anansi and the Talking Melon

A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.

Children's Literature

When Anansi, the trickster, bores a hole into one of Elephant's juicy melons, he eats so much that he can't get out. To avoid Elephant's wrath, Anansi begins talking from inside the melon. Convinced he has a valuable find, Elephant, followed by a host of other animals, takes the melon to the Gorilla King. Anansi plays his part to the hilt. The vivid colors make those melons irresistible. Elephant discovers that talking melons are nothing but trouble!