The myth of Anansi, the trickster spider - Emily Zobel Marshall

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Follow the spider Anansi on his quest to complete a challenge from the Sky God in order to take ownership of the world’s stories.
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Long ago, all stories belonged to Nyame, the all-seeing Sky God. But one creature, Anansi, was determined to bring the stories down to Earth. Anansi went to Nyame and requested to take ownership of the world’s stories. The Sky God told Anansi that he could have all the stories he wished - but only if he could complete an impossible task. Emily Zobel Marshall shares the cunning spider's journey.
Lesson by Emily Zobel Marshall, directed by Keegan Thornhill.
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@Technochaos03
@Technochaos03 2 жыл бұрын
For reasons totally beyond me, my small town elementary school had a unit on African culture and mythology in second grade. Anansi was a favorite. He got multiple art projects and dedicated story times. And yet, this is a story I never heard! Thank you Anansi for the good times, my number one favorite spider nearly three decades running.
@virgondust5562
@virgondust5562 2 жыл бұрын
I'm from Trinidad and Tobago and here we get to enjoy anansi as a major folklore character in our early school days, he's a very interesting character and also one of my childhood favorites
@yellowandbrown1864
@yellowandbrown1864 2 жыл бұрын
same. i had a unit on anansi too, we covered this story but it's always worth a relisten.
@joshuabautch8936
@joshuabautch8936 Жыл бұрын
I assume that Its for PROPER representation Via deep dives into African Culture
@KootFloris
@KootFloris 2 жыл бұрын
It's remarkable how many different cultures have trickster stories, where tricksters helped evolution, let alone humanity advance. Chaotic goodness is a way too little valued quality.
@kevinlane1219
@kevinlane1219 2 жыл бұрын
To quotes Lex Luthor: "Brains beat brawns, everytime."
@loki2240
@loki2240 2 жыл бұрын
So true. So true.
@themostrandomguyever370
@themostrandomguyever370 2 жыл бұрын
yea
@chauntesterling1613
@chauntesterling1613 2 жыл бұрын
Im doing an essay on this right now lol
@KootFloris
@KootFloris 2 жыл бұрын
@@chauntesterling1613 There's a great book: Trickster made this world. Check it out, should be a summary online too.
@biblicallyskeptic7650
@biblicallyskeptic7650 2 жыл бұрын
I’m a Ghanaian and hearing kwaku Anansi story being told on TED gives me goosebumps. I was told lots of these stories when I was growing up. Ananse is mostly portrayed in the stories as very wise or mischievous. It was fun. FYI, Onyankopon or Onyame is the Twi word for God.
@petediamonds3950
@petediamonds3950 2 жыл бұрын
The narrator did well with the pronounciation
@yvetteihemesinwa2981
@yvetteihemesinwa2981 2 жыл бұрын
Onyakopon was used in the anime attack on titan
@mensaanamuakwofie5634
@mensaanamuakwofie5634 2 жыл бұрын
Did I hear mmotia the forest spirit? 💀
@ebenezeroffei5021
@ebenezeroffei5021 2 жыл бұрын
Yh TEDed has really done well with the story I even heard )sebo as Osebo. Thank you TEDed
@fiifianyimadu6118
@fiifianyimadu6118 2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't, it fills me with shame... How me and you never held our own stories with this much pride. It only becomes attractive again when a foreigner tells it.
@Jeff_Idiotface
@Jeff_Idiotface 2 жыл бұрын
Props to the Sky God for actually being chill and giving Anansi the stories instead of torturing him for defying a supposedly impossible task.
@caindain2179
@caindain2179 Жыл бұрын
The Sky God is more honorable than any other god in Greek 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@jimmy.mushroom222
@jimmy.mushroom222 Жыл бұрын
Zeus: Oh wow you did an impossible task! Sorry, lmao, it was a prank bro.
@Aeviae
@Aeviae 10 ай бұрын
If nothing else, he got a pretty good story in return.
@Britzzlee
@Britzzlee 8 ай бұрын
Unlike the greeks.... 🤭
@buttercupkat
@buttercupkat 2 жыл бұрын
Interestingly, Kwaku is also purple, orange, has a similar headpiece to Anansi, and is scattering a story right now technically... It might be a fun coincidence or nod to the story from the animators, but either way, it's cool!
@ephyihiai
@ephyihiai 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if it's to link them but Anansi's full name is Kweku Anansi.
@shabdankbhanawat8162
@shabdankbhanawat8162 2 жыл бұрын
They did say Anancy can shape shift
@BunnyQueen97
@BunnyQueen97 2 жыл бұрын
I think I remember from being a kid that Anansi is the one telling the story through any storyteller’s mouth, any storyteller could be Anansi in disguise and he’s a patron for many storytellers!
@KaritKtana
@KaritKtana 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely not a coincidence
@Hi_Hour
@Hi_Hour 2 жыл бұрын
“shapeshifting spider” makes sense for him to be anansi
@shaniceforbes6658
@shaniceforbes6658 2 жыл бұрын
Yea! As a Jamaican, I grew up reading about Ananci stories in school. The books were mainly issued to students across the country by the government. It’s nice to hear the story and I was so happy to see a Louise Bennett-Coverley quote used at the beginning! 🇯🇲
@felixlee9645
@felixlee9645 2 жыл бұрын
u see that pokemon refrence they threw in there?
@damionneil6977
@damionneil6977 2 жыл бұрын
💪🇯🇲
@arpitdas4263
@arpitdas4263 2 жыл бұрын
Easily one of the coolest characters who ever was. Absolute madlad
@f1shyspace
@f1shyspace 2 жыл бұрын
Shut.
@pinkmoonrabbit2072
@pinkmoonrabbit2072 2 жыл бұрын
heck yeah!
@eutrader74
@eutrader74 2 жыл бұрын
@@f1shyspace no u tbh
@myouniverse0613
@myouniverse0613 2 жыл бұрын
@@eutrader74 fr fr
@harshitagrawal791
@harshitagrawal791 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed buddy
@Tinky1rs
@Tinky1rs 2 жыл бұрын
They really should make more movies/series that explore african mythology. Great vid!
@krampusklaws2238
@krampusklaws2238 2 жыл бұрын
I whole heartedly support this. The world has so many wonderful and interesting stories from all over, yet we always get the same stories from the same handful of places.
@kylefenton2262
@kylefenton2262 2 жыл бұрын
Tristan strong punches a whole in the sky is a kids series about the African myths. Anansi is a key character
@JP-br4mx
@JP-br4mx 2 жыл бұрын
Yes and Voodoo too
@lexiyaa3499
@lexiyaa3499 2 жыл бұрын
I'm Ghanian-American and my mom always told me this story! Love to see TED-ED's rendition ♥
@gennagenna8575
@gennagenna8575 2 жыл бұрын
You ever been to ghana?
@efuabaiden8245
@efuabaiden8245 2 жыл бұрын
@@gennagenna8575 I live here
@gennagenna8575
@gennagenna8575 2 жыл бұрын
@@efuabaiden8245 Accra?
@lexiyaa3499
@lexiyaa3499 2 жыл бұрын
@@gennagenna8575 I've been twice. My mom is from Koforidua and I think my dad is from Kumasi
@gennagenna8575
@gennagenna8575 2 жыл бұрын
@@lexiyaa3499 Are you able to speak any of the Ghanaian languages?
@CrackheadedCreator
@CrackheadedCreator 2 жыл бұрын
I'm Jamaican and as a child u would either hear Anansi stories from your parent's, at school or you would read them in books. It was great, he's always up to something😂
@oxide9717
@oxide9717 2 жыл бұрын
Fellow Ghanaian here 🇬🇭 Anansi in akan mythology is the smartest being ever with incredibly clever ways of tricking powerful and less powerful being . Even outsmarted god for his powers in one of the stories.
@Deathtank75
@Deathtank75 2 жыл бұрын
So, Anansi is a demon then....🤔
@Hi-vd8lr
@Hi-vd8lr 2 жыл бұрын
@@Deathtank75 nope hes a spider that messes around with others
@freebodyevansacquah
@freebodyevansacquah 2 жыл бұрын
And Anansi is just one clever spider
@EmmaAbaya
@EmmaAbaya 2 жыл бұрын
@@Deathtank75 Anansi is neither explicitly good or bad
@munachi5294
@munachi5294 2 жыл бұрын
@@Deathtank75 so how you got demon from that?
@HassanKhan0987
@HassanKhan0987 2 жыл бұрын
I adore anansai's story. It emphasizes that knowledge and wit can bring you far even without strength.
@traditionalafricanpoetryta7398
@traditionalafricanpoetryta7398 2 жыл бұрын
Its a good lesson worth sharing, TED-Ed! As a child and growing up in Ghana, the 'Ananse stories or folklore as we call it was shared across many schools, villages; by the fireside as we group together as family to listen to our elders share such stories . The 'Ananse Ntontan' as one of our Adinkra symbols indicates; meaning the Spider Web- (creativity), the cunning Ananse stories will be everywhere was foretold and it is true now! Ananse stories on the Web and everywhere indeed!! 👏 🇬🇭
@Villager6883
@Villager6883 2 жыл бұрын
Skool*
@DawnKing
@DawnKing 2 жыл бұрын
Damn! By the fire side, that’s ages ago….
@AnmolSingh-mu5yq
@AnmolSingh-mu5yq 2 жыл бұрын
I love these stories! The mythologies of different civilizations are so intresting. (I didn't even realise that I wrote intresting as interesting)
@jonathansaravanan
@jonathansaravanan 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting is the correct spelling tho…
@nicholasamemazior3066
@nicholasamemazior3066 2 жыл бұрын
it's interesting hearing how non-Ghanaians mention words from one of our local tongues
@richeyadelani8714
@richeyadelani8714 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh I know right 😹😹😹😹
@AnikaCrawford
@AnikaCrawford 2 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw the title I was brought right back to my childhood. I grew up hearing many anansi stories, thanks for this video Ted-Ed. 🇯🇲
@andraebruce6453
@andraebruce6453 2 жыл бұрын
🇯🇲same here
@delavago5379
@delavago5379 2 жыл бұрын
As a Jamaican I never thought I'd heard people outside of the island talk about the stories or even hear an anansi story told in plain english💀
@chanterelle483
@chanterelle483 2 жыл бұрын
There's book called Anansi's boys by English writer Neil Gaiman. I don't know if it's any good, but I do know that Gaiman values mythology very high so there's a good chance you could like it 🙂
@yaaobenewaah1697
@yaaobenewaah1697 2 жыл бұрын
Ever heard of Ghana
@schizophrenicsnowman3226
@schizophrenicsnowman3226 2 жыл бұрын
Im African American, with my fathers side Jamacian. Not once did i hear of this Trickster Spider who's smarts outsmarted animals and people far more powerful than him. I feel like I've had a 100 doors open after hearing of this amazing folktale
@jamiesimms7084
@jamiesimms7084 Ай бұрын
I'm surprised. I've heard these stories since I was small. I just thought they were Jamaican until I realised they were from the mother land
@noix666dezephir
@noix666dezephir 2 жыл бұрын
I cackled at the “Who’s that Pokemon?” edit for Anansi lol Beautiful animation :)
@MisterVercetti
@MisterVercetti 2 жыл бұрын
IT'S PIKACHU!
@alexanderkarvos1361
@alexanderkarvos1361 Жыл бұрын
@@MisterVercetti *Image uncovered* It's anansi!
@braahqwekutv3142
@braahqwekutv3142 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for shedding light on our cultural heritage"ANANSE STORIES" MORE LOVE FROM GHANA🙏🙏🥰🥰
@alexandriantria5695
@alexandriantria5695 2 жыл бұрын
my first exposure to him was with neil gaiman's book: anansi boys!!! such an amazing book as well :>
@tendai63
@tendai63 2 жыл бұрын
Lol memories
@jakhongir_isomiddinov
@jakhongir_isomiddinov 2 жыл бұрын
I saw him first in the series "American Gods" and then read the book he was quite hilarious ::')
@jorgewilliam7103
@jorgewilliam7103 2 жыл бұрын
I first saw it on the Static Shock cartoon
@serendipitys-child
@serendipitys-child 2 жыл бұрын
As an Indian, never heard of him but I'm glad I came to know about Anansi. Your videos just never disappoint.
@dmcken4671
@dmcken4671 2 жыл бұрын
I'm Jamaican born and raised, still live here too. This video filled my heart with warmth. My grandma told me lots of stories about Anansi growing up and I read lots of story books about him too.
@petediamonds3950
@petediamonds3950 2 жыл бұрын
I am quite glad that this story is being told on TED-Ed. In Ghana, we call these stories "Anansesɛm".... A student from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has the animated version of this exact story.
@user-rc9bn3ji8q
@user-rc9bn3ji8q 2 жыл бұрын
In Curaçao, my beautiful island, "Nanzi" is also very popular with alot of tales written by our people. Such good stories.
@scottthebahamiannaturalist
@scottthebahamiannaturalist 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see more Caribbean folklore stories. In The Bahamas, we have the Chickcharney, the Lusca, The gaulin wife and Brer Bouki and Brer Rabbi and others. In the Caribbean there is the Loogaroo, Mami wata, and many more.
@emmanuelnyatefe7581
@emmanuelnyatefe7581 2 жыл бұрын
As a Ghanaian and a fun of TED-Ed, I’m so proud to watch my own native story being told on this channel.🥰🥰 I have always loved Ananse stories 😹😹😹 Like Loki, he always tricks people until his son Entekuma finally wins the day by tricking him😹😹
@paleoph6168
@paleoph6168 2 жыл бұрын
I remember these stories back in my younger school days. Thank you for covering them in this video.
@nyrorosaurus
@nyrorosaurus 2 жыл бұрын
Love this! What's interesting is that I've heard a different Anansi story where he's trapped by his family in effectively the same way he traps Mmoatia in this one. There's also a Br'er Rabbit story with a similar plot device (I believe the Br'er Rabbit stories were derived from Anansi stories).
@ParsonNathaniel
@ParsonNathaniel 2 жыл бұрын
I was just going to write about "the tar baby" which was the only time Br'er Fox was able to catch Br'er Rabbit.
@irfanismailyowo8273
@irfanismailyowo8273 Жыл бұрын
Disney brer rabbit love story
@chelseaopoku4203
@chelseaopoku4203 2 жыл бұрын
Love this! As a Ghanaian-American, my parents told me and my younger sister Anansi stories growing up, so seeing that Ted-Ed made a video about him makes me super happy 😊. Thank you Ted-Ed for spreading Anansi stories for all the world to hear!
@mypal1990
@mypal1990 2 жыл бұрын
Growing up reading African Literature in grammar school made me realize how stories interconnect but custom made to the culture it presents it to.
@braahqwekutv3142
@braahqwekutv3142 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for shedding light on our "ANANSE STORY" MORE LOVE FROM GHANA🙏🙏🥰🥰
@felesha
@felesha 2 жыл бұрын
my favorite childhood carribean folklore stories
@--Paws--
@--Paws-- 2 жыл бұрын
I love how this simplified the lore but left in so much detail.
@linglee8688
@linglee8688 2 жыл бұрын
Grew up on these and other similar tales here in Jamaica. Glad to see this part of our culture on display. Big up ted!
@otgenesis7410
@otgenesis7410 2 жыл бұрын
Kwaku Anansi, or Anaanu as we the Gas say is a legendary figure in our stories. He could trick anyone and everyone for an extra bowl of food if he wants. Shoutout from Ghana.
@richeyadelani8714
@richeyadelani8714 2 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting to see this , since I’ve been hearing Ananse’s stories since I was a kid. This was another good one
@ashenen2278
@ashenen2278 2 жыл бұрын
The sticky doll reminded me very much of a story about Br'er Rabbit
@StarBoundFables
@StarBoundFables 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome 😃 Thank you, Anansi, for sharing your wonderful stories with us 🕷🙏🏽
@emmanuelbampoe421
@emmanuelbampoe421 2 жыл бұрын
I'm really happy with this. Thanks Ted-Ed! I love my country 🇬🇭!
@kofikorankyeasamoah
@kofikorankyeasamoah 2 жыл бұрын
As a Ghanaian I think one thing that could make it better is having someone with a Ghanaian accent do the narration, so the pronunciation of the names remain as they are in the local Ghanaian dialect. Aside that, this is great!
@MikeJBeebe
@MikeJBeebe 2 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC!! Thank you for sharing this with us!
@chanbricks4461
@chanbricks4461 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see old Anansi again
@abdulrahmanitani9639
@abdulrahmanitani9639 2 жыл бұрын
I honestly adore TED-Ed videos SO much. Every animator, every narrator is awesome! Thank you sooooooo much for these videos. Just amazing.
@artiseen
@artiseen 2 жыл бұрын
WOOO FINALLY a story on Anasai as a Jamaican glad to see him repped
@oopsy444
@oopsy444 2 жыл бұрын
This is the 3rd channel I follow that told this story about this character. Love the different takes and extra info
@its_raininmen
@its_raininmen 2 жыл бұрын
Grew up hearing and retelling Anansi stories 🥺🥺🥺 so awesome to see this!
@domfeadusei5083
@domfeadusei5083 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm a Ghanaian and we grow up listening to these stories. These stories were always deep getting us thinking. Ted Ed thumbs up
@SumanvSumu
@SumanvSumu 2 жыл бұрын
Now that's the story 💛💛💛❤️that I had learnt on my school days love you Ted ed💖💖💖💕💕💕
@fishfingas119
@fishfingas119 2 жыл бұрын
Wohoo!! I've been waiting for this one!
@playlist7632
@playlist7632 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in jamaica and am still living in jamaica and I remember hearing these stories about anansi ... R.I.P LB
@bsriram6353
@bsriram6353 2 жыл бұрын
The original Spiderman.
@danmanproking2179
@danmanproking2179 2 жыл бұрын
Nice episode! I can never get enough of ted-Ed! Especially the riddles (which I can never answer lol)
@mojosbigsticks
@mojosbigsticks 2 жыл бұрын
I remember those stories from school. Thank you for keeping them going.
@nalini3229
@nalini3229 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up with theses stories in the Caribbean islands st Lucia 🇱🇨 so glad u guys did this
@jorgeorta7751
@jorgeorta7751 2 жыл бұрын
I remember reading a small children's book full of myths of Anansi that I found on My school's library. This brought back the memories! Love storytelling ever since
@globingoblin
@globingoblin 2 жыл бұрын
The spider in the thumbnail looks like Cackletta from Superstar Saga
@Bun-Bun-uWu
@Bun-Bun-uWu 2 жыл бұрын
My grandmother used to tell me anansi stories and seeing him portrayed in American god's was awesome too. I'll be telling them to my kids too
@kwakuofosu-asare2446
@kwakuofosu-asare2446 2 жыл бұрын
I'm Ghanaian and I'm happy Ted Ed has made a story about ananse. Medase🙏🙏
@Mariana16562
@Mariana16562 2 жыл бұрын
Anansi travelled far from home, then received a amazing homecoming before going away no way home
@nanaesio.nyarkoh2858
@nanaesio.nyarkoh2858 2 жыл бұрын
Omg I requested this video last year 👀 I’m happy to finally see it 😁
@invox9490
@invox9490 2 жыл бұрын
These animations are awesome. Loved it!
@afrinaut3094
@afrinaut3094 2 жыл бұрын
Love from a AfricanAmerican here. Fun facts: Ancestral Hero Harriet Tubman is said to have been a descendant of the Asante-Akan. And while Akom (Akan indigenous religion) is still under persecution by Christians, many of its stories, legends & allegories have managed to survive. The “sky father” isn’t really a “sky father archetype”, not such a cliche or stereotype. The God of Akom in some Akan clan traditions is a divine-trinity. That divine-trinity consisting of ONYAME (female, the mother. sometimes referred to as "Nyame"), ONYANKOPON or “Nyame” (her son, the king) & ODOMANKOMA (the being that brings the two together). Asase-Yaa (the great-mother & wife of Oyankopon) is arguably the most important Abosom (types of deities beneath the authority of god).
@robo88gamer
@robo88gamer 2 жыл бұрын
In one of the Spider-Man comics, there is a shorter and a bit different story. Anansi was a human who, just like here wanted to spread stories from the gods. One day he felt weird. Later, he could shoot webs out of his wrists. He decided to travel across Africa to find something impossible. He wanted to find the God Kvaku and ask him for his stories. He traveled for many days and met extraordinary people. One day he found himself in front of web-like stairs that spread out to the clouds. He climbed and, when he got to the top, he was standing in front of Kvaku. He asked him for his stories, but the God wanted something in return. He asked Anansi would he want to become his loyal servant who will spread him news from "down below", leave his life,friends, family and memories of his past life, all for some stories?! He agreed and suddenly he started to change. He became a spider. That is the Marvel version of the story. WOW THIS IS LONG!!!
@muhamadirfanisamily7663
@muhamadirfanisamily7663 2 жыл бұрын
Non superhero over
@nathanwilliams2952
@nathanwilliams2952 2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this as a jamaican 🇯🇲
@kboyyy
@kboyyy 2 жыл бұрын
I’m Ghanaian and I’m so proud that our stories are also being told here.
@alkritik1351
@alkritik1351 2 жыл бұрын
being that you guys always talk about things that not many people know, i would like to see a video on albanian myths as they are very unique too. Instead of classic myths that most people know about from pop culture
@lydiaosa-andrews8237
@lydiaosa-andrews8237 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing! My husband just started telling my 3 & 6 year old boys kwaku Ananse (Tsie Anaanu in Ga) stories and we came to KZfaq to replenish his bank of stories told to him nearly 4-decades ago by his Dad. We live outside Ghana now but my boys said they don’t want anymore western stories 😁 after hearing just a couple of the might spider’s.😅
@bartosz3667
@bartosz3667 2 жыл бұрын
Whenever there's a story about Spider....it attracts everybody whether it's Anansi spider or Peter Parker spider ❤️
@elizawilson1389
@elizawilson1389 2 жыл бұрын
I love those myths ! Who else agrees ❤👍
@Priyanka-vr2yi
@Priyanka-vr2yi 2 жыл бұрын
Why is no one talking about the "tight tight"? That was adorable 🥺
@lucideandre
@lucideandre 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve often wondered if Anansi might be a mythological “ancestor” of Loki’s. As in, if maybe some of Loki isn’t derived from Anansi’s myth (or maybe from another that preceded both). Both are shapeshifting tricksters, and Loki’s name is often related to spiders and spiderwebs (even if none of the myths we currently have of him involve spiders, the association with his name might indicate that this could’ve been part of stories that haven’t survived)
@EmmaAbaya
@EmmaAbaya 2 жыл бұрын
That's an interesting observation
@karengottschalk3555
@karengottschalk3555 2 жыл бұрын
Great story with wonderful illustrations!
@liambradbury5079
@liambradbury5079 2 жыл бұрын
Omg the animation on the elder is so good I can’t get enough of it
@vivanakashbeere2854
@vivanakashbeere2854 2 жыл бұрын
We had anansi stories in our studies( English literature)thanks Ted ed for making video. The story is perfectly narrated.
@jocularjeopardy
@jocularjeopardy 2 жыл бұрын
Anansi is my type of person. Cunning, witty, trickster....Kudos to TED-Ed for covering this REAL LIFE spiderman's story.
@lovely-yj6zy
@lovely-yj6zy 2 жыл бұрын
I love these videos that Ted Ed makes.
@wanderer5400
@wanderer5400 2 жыл бұрын
Please make more myth videoes!! I totally love them
@itsking2u
@itsking2u 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite stories when I was young omg this is legendary
@KhoPhi
@KhoPhi 2 жыл бұрын
As a Ghanaian, my only grudge with this video is the pronunciation of "Nyame" . It's not "Ni-a-me". The correct pronunciation is something close to "N-ya-me". If you know how the musician Enya name is pronounced, the "Nya" sounds the same in Nyame. I wish they got that right, because Nyame (God) is a big deal for religious people and the pronunciation could have been at least on point.
@avivastudios2311
@avivastudios2311 2 жыл бұрын
I already heard this story before but I enjoy hearing stories from teded. This is great.
@quitequeerquesadilla
@quitequeerquesadilla 2 жыл бұрын
Swear to god I only meant to watch a few seconds of this and save time by finishing it later, but the combo of the narration + interesting animation style + delightful sound effects was so engaging I looked up from the screen and realized I finished the video after like 5 minutes
@somethingsomething8758
@somethingsomething8758 2 жыл бұрын
It's awesome to see something I grew up with being covered on this channel. I loved "Anansesem" growing up. Folklore all over the world deserves much more love in our modern societies ❤️❤️
@ultimatebishoujo29
@ultimatebishoujo29 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh!!! I love this story!!
@Manowar458
@Manowar458 2 жыл бұрын
I love this already
@Mymy-tt
@Mymy-tt 2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing.
@DawnKing
@DawnKing 2 жыл бұрын
Ananse and Ntakuma…. You just let me relive my childhood again. Much appreciated
@sophieslife8330
@sophieslife8330 2 жыл бұрын
My mom is from Trinidad and growing up I had a childrens book of Anansi stories read to me almost every night
@noahlarsey
@noahlarsey 2 жыл бұрын
Ghanaian here. Nice work. The pronunciations of the creature names was off but this puts a smile on my face
@AneeWa
@AneeWa 2 жыл бұрын
Makes me so proud to hear a story from my homeland, Ghana 🇬🇭. The pronunciations of the names ain’t bad either 😄. Awesome job 💯
@siddharthsircar1815
@siddharthsircar1815 2 жыл бұрын
I heard a story like this back in seventh grade but I didn't hear the forest spirit part. This is nice!
@keren.icehand
@keren.icehand 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful story and amazing animation!👍💜
@moonster2343
@moonster2343 2 жыл бұрын
I loved how you guys showed the spider as a Pokemon 😂
@gilbertjeffery2696
@gilbertjeffery2696 2 жыл бұрын
As a Ghanaian I’m very happy to see a kweku ananse story on Ted ☺️☺️
@ndrk993
@ndrk993 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing can beat the power of storytelling 💯 🔥 🔥a very good video 👍
@CrystalWilliamsoncoach
@CrystalWilliamsoncoach 2 жыл бұрын
Love this story and animation!
@RRRusan
@RRRusan 2 жыл бұрын
Loved hearing stories about anansi the spider as a little kid
@thatpersoningenue6280
@thatpersoningenue6280 2 жыл бұрын
So crazy to see something i culturally grew up with being highlighted like this awesome 👍🏾
@johnjohn-6256
@johnjohn-6256 2 жыл бұрын
Spider-man: Stories from Home
@divyashreekunhiraman2917
@divyashreekunhiraman2917 Жыл бұрын
i love your videos ted ed 🙂
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