Animal as trickster — Mythoi

Motif

Animal as trickster.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Clever persons. · view the constellation · filed as J1117

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 46 XLVI. THE SON-IN-LAW TESTS *°
North American Indigenous Myths of the Cherokee , Quadruped Myths — Myth 15 15. the fourfooted tribes
North American Indigenous Myths of the Cherokee , Quadruped Myths — Myth 26 26. HOW THE DEER GOT HIS HORNS

Filed across the traditions

N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 294.

Within the index

Filed under Clever persons.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Jackal as trickster Coyote as trickster

Filed beside it

Clever girl Clever wife Clever boy Clever servant. (Cf. J1111.6, J1341, J1561.4, N25, P360, W111.2.) Clever professions Foolish person becomes clever Clever bird Clever younger generation Clever court jester

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