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Hunger and want forced Monkey one day to forsake his land and to seek

elsewhere among strangers for much-needed work.

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When he had worked for quite a while, he wanted to return home.

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The first he met upon his return to his own land was Brer Wolf. This old fellow

told him all the news.

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Then Monkey laid before him all the wonders of the bow and arrow that he

carries on his back.

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When Monkey refused to give it to him, he thereupon began to threaten him with

his greater strength.

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And so when Jackal passed by, Wolf told him that Monkey had stolen his bow

and arrow.

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After Jackal had heard both of them, he declared himself unqualified to settle the

case alone.

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And so fell the sentence against Monkey. Theft was looked upon as a great

wrong; he must be hanged.

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Anansi wanted to buy the stories from the sky god Nyan-Konpon so he decided

to find and capture Onini, Osebo, Mmoatia, and Mmoboro.

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When the leopard fell in the hole, Anansi offered to help him out with his webs.

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