Editing Anansi (section)

====Why men commit evil at night, children play in moonlight, disputes are settled in daytime, and Anansi is Nyame's messenger====

Nyame sired three children one day: Esum, or Night; Osrane, the Moon; and Owia,<ref name="rattray" />{{rp|72–76}} the Sun. All three grew to be successful, but Nyame considered his son Owia as his favorite, intending to make him a chief. Nyame thus proposed a challenge: Nyame decided that the son who could guess the name of a yam he had secretly harvested (known as "Kintinkyi") would become the next chief and receive his royal stool. Soon, Nyame blackened his royal stool and asked his subjects if any could guess what his thoughts were. Anansi happened to be there and said that he knew, but was lying. Nyame told Anansi to gather his sons from the villages and in the process Anansi plotted to uncover the secret.

Anansi gathered feathers from every bird known and used them to fly, posing as a bird above Nyame's village. The god didn't recognize Anansi and began to repeat his desire for Owia to receive his stool by guessing the yam's name. Anansi then did as Nyame asked and told Esum and Osrane to meet with Nyame; Esum gave Anansi roasted corn in exchange, while Osrane gave him a yam. Then, Anansi arrived at Owia's village and informed Owia his father wished to see him.

Owia acknowledged his father's wishes and then prepared the best sheep for Anansi to eat as thanks. In return, Anansi decided to tell Owia of his father's intentions in secret, revealing the name of the yam he'd harvested. Anansi then made a pair of drums that would shout the yam's name so that Owia would remember the name of Nyame's yam, which was Kintinkyi, and the two returned to the other sons of Nyame. Anansi brought them each before Nyame, and Nyame called an assembly together so they could welcome them all. The Sky-God revealed his intentions to his three sons and allowed them each to guess in order of birth. 

Esum, who was oldest, did not know the name of Nyame's yam and said its name was "Pona", drawing boos from the crowd. Osrane, the second-oldest, also failed and assumed it was called "Asante", causing the audience to boo him also. Owia, the youngest, was then given a chance to guess. Anansi played the drums as he had promised, and Owia remembered the true name of Nyame's yam, "Kintinkyi". Everyone cheered in response.

As a result, Nyame punished his son Esum and said evil things thus would happen during Esum's time; he told Osrane that only children would play during his. As for Owia, Nyame praised him and made a chief, saying that any issue that needed to be settled would take place during his time. Nyame gave Owia a rainbow as a promise that he and his village would be protected from his brothers. Lastly, he gave Anansi his blessing for knowing his inner-thoughts and made Anansi his messenger.