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Anansi and Wisdom

Anansi and Wisdom — read, listen to and print this picture book.

Suggested age: 7–12岁 · Reading level L3 · 6 illustrated pages

A god in the sky holding a clay pot and four people looking confused.

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A god in the sky holding a clay pot and four people looking confused.
很久很久以前，人们什么都不知道。
他们不知道怎么耕田织布，也不知道怎么制造铁器。
天上的尼亚美神把世界所有的智慧都藏在一个砂锅里面。
A spider standing in front of a clay pot.
有一天，尼亚美决定把藏有智慧的砂锅交给蜘蛛神阿南西。
每当阿南西揭开砂锅往里看，他就会学到新的东西。他感到很兴奋！
A spider climbing a tall tree with a clay pot tied to its stomach and a boy standing at the bottom of the tree.
贪心的阿南西跟自己说，
“我把砂锅安放在树顶上，那样所有的智慧就都只属于我了！”
所以，他织出了一条长长的丝线，把砂锅牢牢地拴住，然后把丝线的另一端系在自己的肚子上。
他开始往那棵树上爬，
可是砂锅总是撞到他的腿，爬起来很辛苦。
A spider climbing a tall tree with a clay pot tied to its back and a boy standing at the bottom of the tree.
阿南西的儿子在树底下看到了一切。
他跟阿南西说，“把砂锅扛在背上不就容易了吗？”
于是阿南西就试着把砂锅扛在背上，果然容易很多。
A spider at the top of a tree throwing a clay pot down.
阿南西很快就爬到树顶上。
可是他突然想到一个问题：
“拥有所有智慧的人应该是我，可是刚才我儿子居然比我还聪明！”
阿南西气得差点跳起来了，一气之下竟把砂锅扔到树下。
Pieces of clay and wisdom scattered on the ground.
砂锅一落地就碎成小片。
砂锅碎了，所有的智慧也跑了出来，大家可以自由分享了。
就是这样，世上的人们才学会如何耕田、如何织布，如何打铁做铁器，还有所有现在人会做的一切。

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Written by
Ghanaian folktale
Illustrated by
Wiehan de Jager
Translated by
dohliam
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 3

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: Anansi and Wisdom from African Storybook
License: CC BY 3.0

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