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Early One Morning, Anansi The Spider Awoke To The
Sound Of Possum Hoeing This Watermelon Patch. Anansi
Peered Down From The Peach Tree Where He Lived To
Watch Possum's Slow Progress. Anansi Salivated At The
Thought Of A Meal Of Watermelon, His Favorite Red Fruit.
When Possum Set His Hoe Aside At Midday To Take A
Nap, Anansi Snuck For A Snack.


While Possum Snored, Anansi Shimmied Down His Fine,
Silk Web To The Ripest Watermelon In The Garden. He
Picked A Small Sharp Stone To Chip Away The Melon's
Rind. He Made A Hole That He Could Squeeze Into. He
Gorged His Self As The Juices Slid Down The Eight Spider
Legs.


Just When Anansi About Has His Fill, He Heard Possum
Stir.
"Possum Will Punish Me If I Am Discovered," Anansi Said
To Himself.
He Waddled To The Hole In The Rind And One Leg At A
Time He Tried To Pull Himself Out. He Was So Slippery
He Couldn't Keep His Fotting. He Braced Himself Against
The Hole, But He Was So Full Of Fruit That He No Longer
Fit!
Oh No I'm Stuck He Cried."Now I Have To Wait Until I
Shrink To Normal Size.


Anansi Laid His Head Upon A Watermelon Seed In An
Attempted To Sleep. He Tossed And Turned Restlessly.
"This Is So Boring. What Should I Do While I Wait?"
As He Pondered His Next Plot, He Heard Possum At The
Far End Of The Row
"I Know! I Will Trick Possum Into Thinking This Melon
Talks."


Possum Came Scratching With His Hoe, And As He
Neared Anansi's Melon He Heard A Sound, Quiet As A
Mouse
Who Is That?" He Asked
"How Absurd Watermelons Cant Talk!"
"Possum You Have Never Been A Good Listener.
Watermelons Have Been Talking Since Before You Were
Born.



Possum Could Not Believe His Ears And Cried,"Eureka! I
Must Show King Bear The Discovery That I Have Made."
Off He Went Carrying The Watermelon With Anansi
Bouncing To And Fro Inside. He Met Raccoon Rolling In
The Dust Beside The Road.
"Whats The Hurry Possum?"
Asked Raccoon.
"I'm Bringing King Bear A Talking Watermelon!" Possum
Answered, Very Proud Of Himself


"Now I Heard Everything!" Raccoon Laughed.
"You Haven't Heard Me Talk!" Anansi Replied From Inside
The Melon To Raccoon's Smart Remark.
"Huh? What? Who Said That? Asked Raccoon.


"I Did!" Said Anansi Really Enjoying His Trick." You Are
Silly Raccoon, For Not Realizing More Than Animals Have
Speech. Watermelons Are More Intelligent Than You"
"Do You Believe Me Know?" Asked Possum.
"Yes, I Do," Raccoon Said. This Smartaleck Watermelon
Something The King Would Want To See."


Along The Path To King Bears Grand Den, Possum And
Raccoon Came Upon Gopher Rat, And Squirrel. They
Each, In Turn, Laughed And Pointed Fingers Until They
Heard The Melons Strange Little Voice Themselves.
Before Long They All Wanted To Hear What The King
Would Say About The Oddity, So Off They Went.
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