Mythology has always had a special place in my heart. Ever since I was a little kid, I have loved myth and legend. Unlike many other little kids, I never outgrew them. My favorite ones of all are the trickster tales. I like hearing the exploits of brave heroes overcoming great adversity, of course, but the humor in the trickster tale beats all of that hands down. Every culture has trickster tales of some sort or another. Both Native American trickster tales and African trickster stories involve a spider. In the Native American stories, the spider is called Inktomi. In African tales, it is called Anansi. Both Anansi and Inktomi stories are hilarious.