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Why the Jack Spaniard's Waist Is Small

ANANZI and Mosquito were talking together one day, and boasting of their fathers' crops. Ananzi said his father had never had such a crop in his life before; and Mosquito said, he was sure his father's was bigger, for one yam they dug was as big as his leg. This tickled Jack-Spaniard so much, that he laughed till he broke his waist in two. That's why the Jack-Spaniard's waist is so small.

Bibliographic Information

Tale Title: Why the Jack Spaniard's Waist Is Small
Tale Author/Editor: Dasent, George Webbe
Book Title: Popular Tales from the Norse
Book Author/Editor: Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen & Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen
Publisher: Edmonston and Douglas
Publication City: Edinburgh
Year of Publication: 1859
Country of Origin: West Indies
Classification: unclassified








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