Spiders use a

technique called ballooning to float on the wind, pulled by the sails of their own silk. Sometimes there are mass ballooning events where many spiders take to the air at once to avoid a flood

or other situation. Anansi entered Niyame's castle and presented himself to the all-creator as he lounged on his throne. My Lord! Anansi said... Did you know that the people of your kingdom don't know any stories? Niyame nodded and simply said... Yes. Anansi was perplexed. You have so many amazing stories! Why not share them with the people? No. Said Niyame. Niyame apparently was a god of few words. Anansi was frustrated, but not one to give up without exhausting all of his options. Like

Prometheus, Anansi liked humans and wanted the best for them. And also, he wanted humans to know how cool he was. That

was definitely part of it. What if I buy the stories from you? Anansi asked Niyame. You could not afford my story, Spider. Said Niyame, laughing. Now if there was one thing Anansi loved, it was being told what he couldn't do. Anansi grinned. Oh? Asked the spider trickster. And what is your price, O'Grate and powerful Skydon? Tell me what it recast and I will promise you that and more. Niyame howled with laughter. Oh, many kingdoms have come to me and offered to buy these stories. But none of them could afford the price. What makes you think you can sway me? Anansi. Anansi could not hide the sly grin that spread across his face. Because, my team. He said, I have many ways of getting what I want. Niyame huffed and sat back on his throne. He eyed the small spider and thought deeply. And then finally, he gave in. Alright Anansi, here is my price. If you bring me everything I want, then you may have all the stories in my great collection. You see, Niyame wasn't entirely convinced that Anansi could pull off such a great feat. Gods and goddesses alike had come to purchase the stories from Niyame, but none of them could complete the tasks. Niyame and Anansi agreed on a price. In order to buy the stories, Anansi had to capture three of the most dangerous creatures in the world and bring them to the home of the gods. Anansi had to capture the mighty Onini, the python, the deadly Umburo hornets, and the shy but powerful forest spirit, Mortia. Not exactly the easiest shopping list, but Anansi wasn't worried. He had faced tougher tasks before, and the humans would know about those tougher tasks if they could just have storytelling. With that determination inside of him, Anansi said about putting his schemes into motion. And, I'm sorry, but you know, Oracle, I'm surprised you didn't break in to talk about snakes there because I had mentioned a- There are

26 species of pythons in the world.