 Join us now for a presentation by The Triptrap Troop, the San Francisco Public Library's own puppet troupe, performing three wonderful stories beginning with Anansi the Spider. Anansi the Spider. Once upon a time, Anansi the Spider went walking, walking, walking in the deep forest until, oh my! What is this? What a strange looking moss-covered rock! I saw this strange looking moss, what you do with, say, my, isn't this a strange looking dum-dee-dum-dee-dum. Good morning, zebra! How are you today, dear? Pretty hot, Anansi. Oh, isn't it awful? I was thinking of going for a walk in the nice, cool jungle. Would you like to join me? Yeah. I've been walking along, too. They look like they're hot, too. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. Well, that mean Anansi, make me feel better. I have plenty left over, too, but you know, have a wonderful rock like this. It's a shame to let it go to waste. I think I can get more. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. How are you today? Oh, I feel hot, hot, hot. Isn't it blistering? You know, I was thinking of going for a walk in a nice cool jungle to cool down. You want to join me? That would be nice, Anansi. Very nice. Bring your bananas too. They look like they're sweating. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. Nice, nice, nice. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. Oh my my my! Do you see what I see, elephant? No Anansi, what do you see? I see this right here. Oh, I got my bananas. My, a strange looking moth cupboard. Squishy the way I like them. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. These bananas will make me feel better. Bananas and yams are making me kind of thirsty. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do. Oh, lemons. I can make lemonade out of those. Good morning, sister giraffe. How are you today? Good morning. I feel very hot. Yes, it's terrible. I was thinking of going for a nice walk in the cool jungle to cool off. You want to join me? Oh, that would be delight. Well, come along and bring your lemons too. They look kind of hot. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. Do you see this, sister giraffe? My goodness. What a strange looking moth cupboard rock. Lemons for lemonade. Oh yum yum yum. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do. You much better, but be taught a lesson. And I think I know how to do that. Coconuts. I will try- Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do. Oh, coconuts. Oh, I love coconuts. Oh, and giraffe. Oh, it'll go so nice with giraffe's lemons. Mmm, and bush deer is so simple. Good morning, bush deer. How are you? Good morning, Anna. Aren't you hot today? Oh, yes, it's very hot. Well, I was going to go for a walk in the nice, cool jungle. Would you like to join me? Yeah. Your coconuts are long. They don't look like they like the heat too much. All right. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do. Do you see what I see, bush deer? No, Anansi. I don't see anything. What do you mean you don't see anything? It's right here. Where? Here. Don't see anything. What do you mean you don't see anything? It's as big as your nose. Don't see anything. Oh, you see it. You just don't want to say it. Say what? Happy. Yes, it will. It, to say. You know. You know? Is that what you want me to say? You know what you're supposed to say. All right. If that will make you happy. You know. Yes. Where are the things you stole? Yes, you did. No, I didn't. Yes, you did. No, I didn't. Yes, I saw you, Anansi. Oh, well, maybe I did. Well, will you promise not to steal anymore, yeah? Oh, all right. I promise. Well, will you promise not to steal anymore, bananas? Well, will you promise not to steal anymore, Lama? I learned my lesson. I still could steal some melons, I bet. Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo. Trick-trap-toup will perform the fat cat. Who lived alone with her little cat. Would you please watch it and be sure it doesn't burn. Will you do that for me, cat? The old lady returned the next year. He met Skohaus. We're supposed to like mice. Have you been eating? Oh, well. I ate the hot cereal, and I ate the pot, and I ate the old lady who didn't taste too hot, but you know, I'm still kind of hungry, so I think all those centuries. All right, my mom. Hello, lady who didn't taste too hot, and I ate character, but no. I think I'm going to eat. Oh, no. I'll taste too hot. You know, I'm still a little hungry, and I've never even seen a weak pig that won't eat one, so I'll look who this is. Good morning, cat. Ma, you're looking awfully obese. What? You look fat. Oh, yes. Yes, thank you. Whatever have you been eating? Well, I ate the cereal. I ate the pot. I ate the little old lady who didn't taste too hot. I ate hot and hot and Skohaus, and this little weak pig thing, but now I'm still feeling kind of hungry, so I think I'm going to eat you too. You got me on the mayor. An old lady who didn't taste too hot, hot and hot, Skohaus, a weak pig. I even ate the mayor. It was my civic duty, but now, you know, I want some dessert, and I thought I ate the porridge. I ate the pot. I ate the old lady that didn't taste too hot. I ate Skohaus, a weak pig. Let me see what else to eat. Oh, I ate the mayor too. A little greasy, but it was okay. And then I had this sweet young thing for dessert, but, you know, I've never eaten monkey before, so I think I'm just going to have a little after-do snack and eat you. The day's sowing up the hole in his fur. Final story is the little girl and the gunny wolf. Pig sets, I want you to stay close to... You know, dear, where the edge, live at the edge of this really big jungle, and there's lots of wild animals in it, and if you go into the jungle, one of them, no, I don't know, maybe the gunny wolf, for instance, might eat you. Edge of the jungle. Surely it would be all right if I picked just one or two, don't you think? You think that would be all right? I think just one or two is flowers. Oh, they smell so good. Oh, it would be all right to pick just one or two, don't you? Nice bouquet for my mama. And don't you think it's in the middle of the jungle, but what a nice bouquet for my mama. I think it would be all right. Just a few. You sing of that gluten-sweetened song again. All right. Sing. I know move. Now you sing that gluten-sweetened song. Stay still, you know move. Girl, you don't do what you're told. Oh, I'm a good girl. You're here in the first place. No. Now you sing and be quiet and sit still. Oh, all right. But sing. A miss for the million things. Oh, no, I don't want to hear that. No, no, no. What else should I sing? Oh, oh, oh, I know. Oh, make you be hungry. Uh-oh. You look like a little lamb yourself. I'm thinking. You look like a little lamb. You're kind of tasty, I bet. Oh, oh, oh. Hey. Different words. Is he asleep? The Tripp-Trap Troop is the San Francisco Public Library's own puppet troupe featuring puppeteers John Philbrook and Carrie Wainer. If you want to find out where you can see one of Tripp-Trap Troop's performances next month, call the Library's Office of Children's Services at 557-4272. The stories in this program all come from Folk Tales, which you can read more about. Anansi the Spider, also known as Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, was originally a West African tale and is familiar in Caribbean culture, where Anansi is a beloved folklore character. This version is retold by Eric A. Kimmel, with illustrations by Janet Stevens. The Fat Cat is retold in this book, The Little Old Woman and the Hungry Cat by master storyteller Nancy Pollitt, with pictures by Frank Modell. Finally, The Little Girl and the Gunny Wolf makes its appearance as a picture book in this engaging version, simply entitled The Gunny Wolf. Retold by Wilhelmina Harper and illustrated by William Weisner, this story strikes a happy balance of action and suspense. If you enjoyed this puppet show and want to find out more, you can also check out books about puppeteering at the library. For complete information on all the library's children's events, tune in to At the Public Library, here on CityWatch, Cable Channel 54. That's At the Public Library, on Tuesdays at 3 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., and Saturdays at 2 p.m. And thanks for watching.