Gizo the Spider and the Hyena's Tug-of-War

Gizo the Spider boasted that he was stronger than both the Elephant and the Hippopotamus. He went to the Elephant and challenged him to a tug-of-war, giving him one end of a very long rope and telling him to wait for a signal. He then went to the river and did the same with the Hippopotamus, giving him the other end of the rope. Gizo hid in the middle and gave the rope a sharp tug. The Elephant and the Hippopotamus began to pull against each other with all their might, each believing they were fighting the small spider. They pulled for hours, churning the earth and water, until they were both completely exhausted and had to give up. Later, when they met and discovered the deception, they were furious. But Gizo, the trickster, had used their own strength against them and was nowhere to be found. The story is a classic Hausa tale showing Gizo's cunning in overcoming powerful but less intelligent opponents.