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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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