Long ago, all the wisdom in the world belonged to Anansi the Spider. He kept it locked away in a large clay pot. Anansi was very proud of his wisdom and did not want to share it with anyone.
One day, Anansi decided to hide his pot of wisdom at the top of a tall tree where no one could find it. He tied the pot to his belly with strong rope and began to climb. But the pot kept getting in his way, bumping against the tree trunk with every step.
Anansi's young son watched from below. "Father," he called out, "why don't you tie the pot to your back instead? Then you could climb much easier."
Anansi stopped climbing and thought about what his son had said. He realized that even though he had all the wisdom in the world in his pot, his young son had just taught him something new. Anansi became so frustrated that he threw the pot down from the tree. It shattered into thousands of pieces, and the wisdom scattered everywhere, landing in every corner of the world.
That is why, to this day, everyone in the world has a little bit of wisdom. No one person has it all, and we can all learn from each other.