In the stories “How Stories Came to Earth”, Coyote Steals Fire”, and “Master Cat” they all have a trickster. A trickster is a mischievous person or animal that often uses cleverness, humor, and helpfulness to contribute to the story.
In the story “How Stories Came to Earth” there was a trickster named Kwaku Anansi, he was a spider who had a quest to get the stories from the sky god. He used cleverness by tricking the hornets to fly in his trap so he could keep them and use them to pay for the sky god’s stories. “The rain has come, do you see me standing here with a leaf to cover my head? Fly inside my empty gourd so that the rain will not beat at your wings”.5 In the story “Coyote Steals Fire”, the coyote is clever because when he was gambling with the thunder he rigged the dice so that he could win the fire. “Coyote was the trickiest fellow alive. He is the master at cheating”. In the final story “Master Cat” also known as Puss in Boots the cat is clever because when he saw a rabbit, he played dead in front of it and when it wasn't expecting it he jumped out and killed it. …show more content…
In Coyote Steals Fire Coyote says “Here I am Uncle, come get me if you can.” this is an example of humor because of the fact that coyote stated taunting thunder after thunder found out that he cheated in the dice game. And another example of humor can be found in Master Cat when the cat asks his master for a pair of boots on page 46. This shows humor because a house cat is able to walk up and ask its owner for its own pair of boots to start
In the story “How Stories Came to Earth” there was a trickster named Kwaku Anansi, he was a spider who had a quest to get the stories from the sky god. He used cleverness by tricking the hornets to fly in his trap so he could keep them and use them to pay for the sky god’s stories. “The rain has come, do you see me standing here with a leaf to cover my head? Fly inside my empty gourd so that the rain will not beat at your wings”.5 In the story “Coyote Steals Fire”, the coyote is clever because when he was gambling with the thunder he rigged the dice so that he could win the fire. “Coyote was the trickiest fellow alive. He is the master at cheating”. In the final story “Master Cat” also known as Puss in Boots the cat is clever because when he saw a rabbit, he played dead in front of it and when it wasn't expecting it he jumped out and killed it. …show more content…
In Coyote Steals Fire Coyote says “Here I am Uncle, come get me if you can.” this is an example of humor because of the fact that coyote stated taunting thunder after thunder found out that he cheated in the dice game. And another example of humor can be found in Master Cat when the cat asks his master for a pair of boots on page 46. This shows humor because a house cat is able to walk up and ask its owner for its own pair of boots to start