Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom (Ashanti/Akan)
Anansi the Spider gathered all the wisdom in the world into a pot, planning to hoard it for himself. He decided to hide the pot at the top of a tall tree, but each time he tried to climb the tree with the pot tied in front of him, he kept sliding down. Anansi's young son, Ntikuma, watched and asked, 'Father, wouldn't it be easier if you tied the pot on your back instead?' Furious that his son had outsmarted him, Anansi threw the pot down in anger. The pot shattered, and the wisdom scattered everywhere, carried by rain into the rivers. That is why wisdom is now spread across the world and acces