Long ago, Anansi the spider wanted to be the smartest creature in the world.
He decided to collect all the wisdom he could find.
He searched everywhere and put every piece of wisdom into a large clay pot.
When the pot was full, Anansi wanted to hide it.
He planned to put it at the top of a very tall tree.
That way, nobody else could use the wisdom.
Anansi tied the heavy pot to his stomach with a strong vine.
He walked to the tallest tree in the forest and started to climb.
However, the big pot kept getting in his way.
He tried and tried, but he could not climb up the trunk.
His young son was standing nearby and watched him struggle.
His son said, “Father, why don't you tie the pot to your back?”
Anansi realized that his little son was right.
It would be much easier to climb with the pot on his back.
Anansi felt very silly at that moment.
He had all the wisdom in the world inside his pot.
Yet, his young son still had enough common sense to help him.
Anansi was so surprised that he accidentally dropped the heavy pot.
It fell to the ground and broke into many small pieces.
All the wisdom flew out and spread across the entire world.
Now, everyone can have a little bit of wisdom.