In the folktale, Aunt Misery by Judith Ortiz Cofer the author argues Aunt Misery’s hospitable, insightful, and clever traits helped her to achieve immortality. For instance, Aunt Misery’s hospitality shows when “she fed him and made a bed for him in front of her hearth -Judith Ortiz Cofer.” This shows that Aunt Misery is very hospitable,without expecting anything in return. This is important because if she didn’t treat the first traveler or sorcerer in disguise hospitably, she wouldn’t have gotten one wish granted. Another example, is that she is insightful. “One day, a traveler stopped at the old woman’s hut… Aunt misery saw he had an honest face and bid the pilgrim to come in. One day… this one looked untrustworthy to her, so before letting
