The TricksterThe Apple Seed • Season 2013, Episode 129
Mar 10, 2014 • 31m
Stories included in this episode:
Simon Brooks
Story 1: Jaguar and Hare
Teller: Simon Brooks
Site: http://www.diamondscree.com/
Notes: A hare cheats death by tricking a fearsome Jaguar.
Donna Washington
Story 2: Anansi and the Liar's Contest
Teller: Donna Washington
Site: http://www.dlwstoryteller.com/
Notes: Anansi the spider, the West African trickster god, is challenged to a liars contest.
Diane Ferlatte
Story 3: Brer Rabbit's Dance
Teller: Diane Ferlatte
Site: http://www.dianeferlatte.com/
Notes: Brer Rabbit dances his way out of a sticky situation.
Liz Weir
Story 4: The Lion and the Rabbit
Teller: Liz Weir
Site: http://www.lizweir.net/
Notes: A story about another rabbit trickster who teaches a lion not to pick on others.
Joseph Stands With Many
Story 5: How Rabbit Tricked the Wolves
Teller: Joseph Stands With Many
Site: http://www.standswithmany.com/
Notes: Rabbit escapes the wolve's clutches by causing them to dance.
The Apple Seed
Story 6: Coyote Gets a Cadillac
Teller: Susan Strauss
Site: http://www.straussstoryteller.com/
Notes: After Coyote created the world, he decided to steal a Cadillac.
Bobby Norfolk
Story 7: Why Spider Has a Small Waist
Teller: Bobby Norfolk
Site: http://folktale.com/
Notes: There are three different parties serving three different types of food, and Anansi can't decide which one to attend.