Raiders keep coming into the animal kingdom to pillage and destroy, every night. At first, the king, Ɔhene Gyata, commissions the spider Kwaku Ananse to protect the animals. When this fails, the owl, Patuo, takes over the responsibility. Cast: Naana Ocran as OTC's Ntiwaa Reynolds Addow as Kwaku Ananse Prince Benjamin as Ɔhene Gyata Joshua Adjeman as Patuo Created and Scripted by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori Produced, Directed & Mixed by Joshua Adjeman Cover Art and Design by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

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GGG Ep8: Why the Owl is Nocturnal

The rabbit mother, Adanku, should have known better than to leave her many children in the care of a trickster spider. Kwaku Ananse, tired of how annoying these rabbit kids are, strikes a wicked deal with the snake, Ɔwɔ. Cast: Naana Ocran as OTC's Ntiwaa Reynolds Addow as Kwaku Ananse Ari Woode as Ntikuma Efua Boham as Ɔwɔ Akotowaa as Rabbit Child Created and Scripted by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori Produced, Directed & Mixed by Joshua Adjeman Cover Art and Design by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

GGG Ep7: Why Rabbits Have Long Ears

Kwaku Ananse and Okonore Yaa are extremely excited to have discovered a maize farm that “nobody” seems to own. However, the farm owner, Apɛsɛ the hedgehog, soon returns, and now the couple must find a way to keep him distracted. Cast: Naana Ocran as OTC's Ntiwaa Reynolds Addow as Kwaku Ananse Joy Adomaa Adjeman as Okonore Yaa Ari Woode as Ntikuma Robin-Huws Barnes as Apɛsɛ Created and Scripted by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori Produced, Directed & Mixed by Joshua Adjeman Cover Art and Design by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

GGG Ep6: How the Hedgehog Got His Spines

After a long dispute between the sky god and water deities, there is drought in the land. Kwaku Ananse and his family desperately need to fetch water from the river. But when the water god, Antoa Nyama, discovers that Ananse is the son of sky god Onyankopɔn, things go south very quickly. Cast: Naana Ocran as OTC's Ntiwaa Reynolds Addow as Kwaku Ananse Joy Adomaa Adjeman as Okonore Yaa Ari Woode as Ntikuma Henry Desouza Nelson as Tikelenkele Evans Kafui Offori as Antoa Nyama Joshua Adjeman as Nankonhweaa Created and Scripted by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori Produced, Directed & Mixed by Joshua Adjeman Cover Art and Design by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

GGG Ep5: Kwaku Ananse and the Water God

Kwaku Ananse gets upset at how proud his hunter friend, Gyata the Lion is about his beauty and the fact that he will soon be king. Ananse the weaver thus decides that it’s time to strip the lion of his pride. Cast: Naana Ocran as OTC's Ntiwaa Reynolds Addow as Kwaku Ananse Prince Benjamin as Ɔhene Gyata Created and Scripted by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori Produced, Directed & Mixed by Joshua Adjeman Cover Art and Design by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

GGG Ep4: How the Lion Lost His Clothes

Okonore Yaa’s beauty begins to wane as her hair loses its appeal. Kwaku Ananse, not wanting to lose the privilege his wife’s beauty brings, betrays his friend, Pɔnkɔ the horse. Cast: Naana Ocran as OTC's Ntiwaa Reynolds Addow as Kwaku Ananse Ari Woode as Ntikuma Henry Desouza Nelson as Tikelenkele David Adjeman as Pɔnkɔ Joshua Adjeman as Random Village Person Created and Scripted by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori Produced, Directed & Mixed by Joshua Adjeman Cover Art and Design by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

GGG Ep3: Why the Horse's Mane is Thin

The bull, Nantwie, is on a long journey and needs a place to spend the night. Okonore Yaa generously opens her home to him, but Kwaku Ananse isn’t happy about that at all. Cast: Naana Ocran as OTC's Ntiwaa Joy Adomaa Adjeman as Okonore Yaa Henry Desouza Nelson as Tikelenkele Fui Can-Tamakloe as Nantwie Created and Scripted by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori Produced, Directed & Mixed by Joshua Adjeman Cover Art and Design by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

GGG Ep2: How the Bull Got Curved Horns

When a famine in the animal kingdom shows no sign of ending, Okonore Yaa sends Ananse and Ntikuma out to look for food. In the forest, they meet Anomaa, a clever bird who looks suspiciously well-fed. Cast: Naana Ocran as OTC's Ntiwaa Reynolds Addow as Kwaku Ananse Joy Adomaa Adjeman as Okonore Yaa Ari Woode as Ntikuma Love Adjeman as Anomaa Created and Scripted by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori Produced, Directed & Mixed by Joshua Adjeman Cover Art and Design by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

GGG Ep1: Why The Spider Uses its Web to Catch Food

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