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At home, or in whatever room was currently home, the only book was the Bible, but there were his mother's stories, and also the Jamaican poems ( "Anancy stories, a bit of reggae and ska, dialect poets, that sort of thing") she used to recite, that she'd learnt at school.
Christina Patterson: Interview with Benjaman Zephaniah: "I'm Just a Normal Bloke Who Writes Poems" 2009
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Attractions include an on-site equestrian center and natural ocean lagoon with dolphins, as well as the Anancy Children's Village named after Anancy the spider, a Jamaican children's character, where there are daily puppet shows, arts and crafts activities, a separate wading pool and a sandbox--in addition to the beach, of course.
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Custos and Anancy, 'not to get into any argument with the lawyer and to just answer the questions asked.
Jamaica Star Online 2010
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We discussed how Anancy, as the smallest animal in the jungle, overcame his enemies by using his wits.
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This was a snippet of a conversation that I had with third, fourth and fifth graders when I read from Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories at the Opa-Locka Branch Library on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.
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Through an amazing turn of events, I decided to remedy the situation and the result was Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories, and on Sunday, September 7, 2008 (Grandparents 'Day) I will be offering a free ebook -- an excerpt from Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories.
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Anancy and the importance of Anancy stories in our culture.
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Anancy and the importance of Anancy stories in our culture.
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Anancy and the importance of Anancy stories in our culture.
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Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories is also told as a story-within-a-story, so that in the middle of the book, Jimmy's grandfather reads the story of "Brer Anancy, Snake, and Tiger," and Jimmy learns the lesson that he uses to outsmart the bully.
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