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Carole Byaud  \nCHOLASTIC  \nNew York Toronto London Auckland Sydney  \nowuis I Umesi  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part,or stored ina retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise without written permissionof the publisher.For information regarding permission,write to Scholastic Inc730 Broadway,New York,New York 10003.  \nISBN 0-590-44873-0  \nText copyright ◎ 1989 by Phil Mendezllustrations copyright ◎ 1989 by Carole ByardAll rights reserved.Published by Scholastic Inc.  \nBLUE RIBBON is a registered trademark of Scholastic Inc.  \n12111098765  \n3456/9  \nPrinted in the U.S.A.  \nTo Fred and Caroline Kotkov.—P.M.  \nFor my children,Michael,Keith,Nasheet,Kijana,Ayodele,Kwame,and Sienna.Listen to the drum withinand be all that you are.—C.B.  \nSomewhere in a lonely grass hut in western Africa,anaged storyteller prepares for the arrival of the villagechildren.He tells stories of Anansi the spider:stories ofhow Anansi's head came to be so small and of how jeal-ousy came to the Ashanti tribe.  \nThe storyteller is ready,except for one importantthing:a brightly colored kente.As he wraps the clotharound him,his mind transforms into that of a youngnative.As an old man,he has forgotten the many sto-ries;but when he wears his magic kente,the stories arequick and sharp in his mind.The kente restores hismemory.  \nThe storytelling ritual continues for many years.Vil-lage children grow up,have their own children,and sendthem to hear and to learn.But one day the storytellingcomes to an end.","cbCaidb5YOx9mbVe","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidb5YOx9mbVe","pdf",2165947,52,"English","# The Storyteller of Western Africa\n## The Legend of Anansi\n## The Power of the Kente Cloth\n## The End of the Ritual","[{\"question\":\"Who wrote and illustrated The Black Snowman?\",\"answer\":\"The book was written by Phil Mendez and illustrated by Carole Byard.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the 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