# How Ananse Escaped Tiger's Water-Gourd

Tiger was hotly pursuing Ananse when the clever spider made a desperate choice—hiding inside Tiger's own water-gourd. Unaware of Ananse's hiding place, Tiger grew frustrated at losing track of his prey. When Tiger picked up the gourd to fetch water, Ananse faced a deadly predicament: he would drown if Tiger filled the gourd with water. Thinking quickly, Ananse created an echoing voice from inside the gourd, repeatedly announcing, "Tiger's mother is dead-dead-DEAD!" At first, Tiger merely listened curiously, but as Ananse increased the urgency and volume of his proclamation, the worried Tiger dropped the gourd and raced to his mother's house to verify this alarming news. Finding his mother perfectly alive and well, Tiger realised he had been tricked, but by then it was too late—Ananse had already escaped from the abandoned water-gourd, using Tiger's familial concern against him.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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