What defines a story as a trickster tale in literature

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What defines a story as a Trickster Tale in literature? What are character traits of these tales?
• Do they follow the various descriptions we have used to define fairy tales?

• How does a trickster tale differ from other tales and fables?

• What is the value or point of these tales? Do they have lessons that could be used for with children? Look around into one of these characters know for their cleverness. You

might want to focus on an animal type (spider, rabbit, fox, etc.) or a trickster tale from a

specific culture (Native American, Norse, Japan, etc. ) Look for information on the character or tales, be sure to find descriptions of the archetype of the trickster. Are there any specific

behaviors or special traits? Does this trickster trick the same characters in the stories?

• List some of the tales that involves the character, including any tale you found online and

were able to read.

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Assignment: After reading these 3 short tales, what is so good about them? Is it a good fairy tale archetype?
Do you know of other stories about The Fool, The Simpleton, or the Numskull?? See if you can find one other fool/simpleton/numskull type tale. Send in the title of the story you found, a very short overview of the story, and the source. (URL)

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