I found this video about Anansi the spider. Anansi shows up in many African folktales. We read Dadie's The Mirror of Dearth with this character in it. Although these stories are far beyond our time, it is still being taught in our education systems now. And not only at a college or even high school level, elementary school students are exposed and influenced by the stories. By using a spider, a small creature that all children are familiar with, to show a moral in the tales. Teaching students at a young age these morals sets them up for a solid foundation in their futures of right and wrong. This is just one example of the student body showing their understanding of the stories.
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