443: Tricksters: Does Whatever A Spider Can

Myths and Legends by Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Sep 9, 202660:42Arts

🕷️ Spiders don't have tails, but this one has tales. Anansi is one of the most famous folklore tricksters in the world, but we'll see that behind every great trickster...is likely a trail of broken and/or angry people w...

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