Trickster

                       Trickster is a series of native American tales about animals or people who trick other                                        
                        People into giving them things or food and drink.

                                                            Raven the Trickster
Raven liked to kick Deqs,or sea anemones. He was walking along the shore line one day when a deq saw him kicking other deqs and said that Raven would not kick him. He grabbed Ravens foot and would not let go. Raven offered him a kayak. The deq said no. Raven offered him a raincoat. The deq said no. Raven offered him wife. The deq let go. Raven kicked him and went on his way. Raven saw a whale. He called the whale and asked it to open its mouth. Raven flew into its mouth. He met an old lady who welcomed him in and went to get him some food. She told him not to touch a lamp,but raven did not listen. He soon heard men outside. One of them cut a hole in the whale,and Raven flew up. He told the men that he had seen an evil spirit. They gave up their meat and ran for it. Raven took their meat and left.



                                                              Giddy up,Wolfie!

Long ago,Rabbit,or Chukfi fell in love with Nashoba-Tek. She had an eye for Chuckfi,but not in the same way. She invited him to dinner and he quickly agreed. He didn't realize he was going to be dinner. He asked her to be his girlfriend. She said that she was in love with Wolfie. Rabbit said Wolfie let him ride on his back like a horse. Wolfie told him to go tell Nashoba-Tek that this wasn't true. Rabbit said he had a thorn in his foot and that he could not walk. Wolfie let him climb on his back. And that is how Chukfi stole wolfie's girlfriend.



                                                              Dangerous Beaver
There was a beaver who killed and ate anyone who came near his dam. One day,A boy who had 4 brothers was alking along and saw the beaver singing. He asked the beaver what he was doing and the beaver asked him to get him some beaver meat. The beaver sprung up on him and killed and ate him. The same happened to the next 3 brothers. The fifth brother met a meadow lark who told him not to take the meat that the beaver offered him. The boy killed the beaver and it became little beavers.