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    Anansi the spider is too lazy to cook his own food. He ties strings from each of his legs to pots of food cooking at his friends' houses, promising to come eat when called. When his friends all pull the strings at once to invite him over, Anansi's legs are painfully stretched out. He rolls into a river to soothe his legs, too embarrassed to see his friends.

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    LAZY ANANSI

    BY GHANIAN FOLKTALE

    IN THIS FOLKTALE FROM GHANA, A COUNTRY IN


    WEST AFRICA, A LAZY SPIDER NAMED ANANSI
    LEARNS AN IMPORTANT LESSON.
    There was a spider called Anansi. Anansi was too lazy to cook his own food. Instead, he used to visit
    his friends and eat the delicious food they had cooked.

    One day, Anansi was passing Rabbit's house when he smelled green vegetables cooking. He was very
    excited. Rabbit said to Anansi, “They're not quite ready yet. You can help me to wash up while we
    wait.” Anansi replied, “Sorry, I have things to do. I'll come back later.”

    “How will I call you when they're ready?” asked Rabbit. Anansi thought for a minute. “I'll spin a
    web,” he said. “I'll tie one end around my leg and one end to your pot. When the greens are ready,
    pull on the web string. I'll come right away.” So Anansi tied the web to the pot, and walked on.

    Anansi saw Monkey and his wife, cooking beans in a large pot. “Come and join us! The beans are
    nearly ready.” Monkey said. Anansi replied, “Sorry, I have things to do. Let me tie one end of this
    web around my leg and one end to your pot. When the beans are ready, pull on the web string, and
    I'll come.”

    As Anansi walked by Warthog's house, he smelled sweet potatoes. Warthog told Anansi, “My pot is
    full of sweet potatoes and honey! Come and share my food with me. Take this fork and help me to
    stir it.” Anansi replied, “I'll come back later. Let me tie one end of this web around my leg and one
    end to your pot. When the sweet potatoes are ready, pull on the web string, and I'll come.”

    By the time Anansi arrived at the river, each of his eight legs was tied to a pot of delicious food.
    Then, Anansi felt a pull on one of his legs. “Rabbit's food is ready!” Anansi thought, licking his lips.

    He felt a second pull. And a third. And a fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth pull. Everyone was
    pulling on the web strings at the same time! “Stop! Stop!” he cried in pain, as his legs were stretched
    thinner and thinner. But no one could hear him.

    Finally, the web strings could hold no longer. They snapped, one by one. Anansi rolled into the river
    to soothe his painful legs. But his legs would not return to their normal shape. Anansi was too
    embarrassed to go to any of his friends that day.
    1. Why doesn’t Anansi help Rabbit wash up before eating?
    a. Anansi doesn’t want to eat with Rabbit.
    b. Anansi doesn’t want to help Rabbit.
    c. Anansi actually has something else to do.
    d.Anansi doesn’t know how to help Rabbit.

    2. How will Anansi know when the food is ready?


    a. He will smell it.
    b. His friends will call him.
    c. He will check with them.
    d. His friends will tug on his web.

    3. What happens to Anansi?


    a. His friends accidently stretch his legs out.
    b. He becomes tied up in his own web.
    c. His friends accidentally pull his legs off.
    b. He is forced to help his friends before he eats.

    4. PART A: What is the main theme of the fable?


    A.People who are lazy don’t get to benefit from others’ hard work.
    B.Sometimes people take advantage of the kindness of their friends.
    C.Sharing food with others is a good way to show that you care.
    D.People are less likely to share with you if you don’t help them in some way.

    5. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
    A.“‘I'll tie one end around my leg and one end to your pot. When the greens are ready, pull on the
    web string. I'll come right away.’” ( Paragraph 3)
    B.“By the time Anansi arrived at the river, each of his eight legs was tied to a pot of delicious food.
    Then, Anansi felt a pull on one of his legs.” ( Paragraph 6)
    C.“And a fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth pull. Everyone was pulling on the web strings at the
    same time!” ( Paragraph 7)
    D.“But his legs would not return to their normal shape. Anansi was too embarrassed to go to any of
    his friends that day.” ( Paragraph 8)
    6. Which is the best summary of the fable?
    A.A spider’s friends work together to punish their lazy friend who never helps them.B
    .A spider’s legs are stretched out when he’s too lazy to help his friends prepare food.
    C.A spider doesn’t know how to cook for himself, but his friends are there to help him out.
    D.A spider is embarrassed when all of his friends invite him to dinner at once.

    7. How does paragraph 8 provide a conclusion for the fable?


    A.It reveals that Anansi’s friends never planned to let him eat their food without working.
    B.It shows how Anansi suffers consequences for not helping his friends prepare their food.
    C.It stresses how important it is for Anansi to learn how to make or catch his own food.
    D.It shows how Anansi is to blame for why all spiders are ugly.

    8. Soothe:
    A) tries to achieve B) typical C) comfort D) boldness E) freeing/releasing

    9 Why do Anansi’s friends stretch his legs out?

    10. In the story, Anansi doesn’t help his friends prepare food and ends up not getting to eat with
    them. Describe a time when you helped someone else and was rewarded for your actions.

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