Circle Round The Round Mossy Stone | Ep. 296
Sep 9, 2025
Bashir Sylvain, known for his role in Jurassic World Rebirth, voices the clever trickster Anansi in a captivating West African tale. Listeners dive into Anansi's mischief as he discovers a magic stone that puts others to sleep, allowing him to steal their fruit. However, the tables turn when Bush Deer, who witnessed the trickery, cleverly outsmarts Anansi by reading the spell slowly, putting him to sleep instead. The story wraps up with Anansi waking up embarrassed and fruitless, leaving a lesson about consequences and cleverness.
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Anansi Discovers A Magic Stone
- Anansi finds a big round stone engraved with words beside a stream and reads it aloud.
- He immediately falls asleep and later realizes the engraved words are a sleep-inducing spell he can weaponize.
Trick Turns Into Theft
- Anansi uses the stone's spell to trick Elephant into reading it and falls asleep so Anansi can steal Elephant's mangoes.
- He repeats this trick on other animals to pillage their fruit stores.
The Forest Falls For Anansi—Except One
- Anansi tricks many animals—Lion, Monkey, Antelope, Buffalo, Leopard, Chimpanzee—into reading the spell and steals their fruit.
- Bush Deer watches everything and decides to give Anansi a taste of his own medicine.
