You know, one time I saw Tiger down at the water hole: he had the biggest testicles of any animal, and the sharpest claws, and two front teeth as long as knives and as sharp as blades. And I said to him, Brother Tiger, you go for a swim, Ill look after your balls for you. He was so proud of his balls. So he got into the water hole for a swim, and I put his balls on, and left him my own little spider balls. And then, you know what I did? I ran away, fast as my legs would take me I didnt stop till I got to the next town, And I saw Old Monkey there. You lookin mighty fine, Anansi, said Old Monkey. I said to him, You know what they all singin in the town over there? What are they singin? he asks me. They singin the funniest song, I told him. Then I did a dance, and I sings, Tigers balls, yeah, I ate Tigers balls Now aint nobody gonna stop me ever at all Nobody put me up against the big black wall Cos I ate that Tigers testimonials I ate Tigers balls. Old Monkey he laughs fit to bust, holding his side and shakin, and stampin, then he starts singin Tigers balls, I ate Tigers balls, snappin his fingers, spinnin around on his two feet. Thats a fine song, he says, Im goin to sing it to all my friends. You do that, I tell him, and I head back to the water hole. Theres Tiger, down by the water hole, walkin up and down, with his tail switchin and swishin and his ears and the fur on his neck up as far as they can go, and hes snappin at every insect comes by with his huge old saber teeth, and his eyes flashin orange fire. He looks mean and scary and big, but danglin between his legs, theres the littlest balls in the littlest blackest most wrinkledy ball-sack you ever did see. Hey, Anansi, he says, when he sees me. You were supposed to be guarding my balls while I went swimming. But when I got out of the swimming hole, there was nothing on the side of the bank but these little black shriveled-up good-for-nothing spider balls Im wearing. I done my best, I tells him, but it was those monkeys, they come by and eat your balls all up, and when I tell them off, then they pulled off my own little balls. And I was so ashamed I ran away. You a liar, Anansi, says Tiger. Im going to eat your liver. But then he hears the monkeys coming from their town to the water hole. A dozen happy monkeys, boppin down the path, clickin their fingers and singin as loud as they could sing, Tigers balls, yeah, I ate Tigers balls Now aint nobody gonna stop me ever at all Nobody put me up against the big black wall Cos I ate that Tigers testimonials I ate Tigers balls. And Tiger, he growls, and he roars and hes off into the forest after them, and the monkeys screech and head for the highest trees. And I scratch my nice new big balls, and damn they felt good hangin between my skinny legs, and I walk on home. And even today, Tiger keeps chasin monkeys. So you all remember: just because youre small, doesnt mean you got no power.