This traditional Ashanti tale portrays Anansi as a benefactor when he decides to bargain with the Sky God for all the stories the latter owns. Anansi is asked a seemingly impossible price: a live python, a real fairy, and 47 stinging hornets. Thanks to the quick-wits of his wife, Aso, he employs a series of ruses to achieve this payment. The humorous text is complemented by exuberant and comically detailed illustration.