The main theme or lesson of the folktale "Why the Spider Has Long, Thin Legs" is "If you are greedy, you may end up with nothing." Anansi's attempt to eat from multiple pots led to him getting tangled and unable to enjoy any of the food, resulting in his hunger and his legs being stretched.
Read the following folktale from the Akan people of West Africa. Why the Spider Has Long, Thin Legs Long ago there lived a spider named Anansi who had eight short legs. He was always hungry. One day he visited Rabbit's house. Rabbit was cooking wonderful-smelling greens. He invited Anansi to stay and eat, but Anansi wanted to try other animals' foods, too. Anansi decided to spin a web and tie his leg to the pot. When the greens were done, Rabbit would tug on the web to tell Anansi to come and eat. Next, Anansi visited Monkey's home. Monkey was cooking beans. Anansi tied another leg to Monkey's pot. Now Monkey could tug on the web when the beans were ready. On he went until he had visited eight friends and tied each of his eight legs to eight different pots. Suddenly, he felt a tug on one leg. Then he felt another, and another. Soon all eight legs were being tugged in different directions. Ouch! Anansi finally untied his legs, which were now stretched long and thin. He went home to rest, still hungry. What is the main theme or lesson of the folktale? (1 point) Responses Slow and steady wins the race. Slow and steady wins the race. If you are greedy, you may end up with nothing. If you are greedy, you may end up with nothing. Winning is everything. Winning is everything. If you wait long enough, you will get what you want.
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