Swiper no swiping, Swiper no swiping! This common phrase was used by the popular trickster character, Swiper, from the television show Dora. Trickster characters are a universal type of character and appear in many stories from all over the world. All of the trickster stories in the world have similar elements, including helpfulness of a trickster, the use of brain over brawn, and the cleverness of the character.
Helpfulness of the trickster is an element found in all trickster tales. For example, in the tale “Master Cat, or Puss in Boots”, the trickster, the Master Cat, states “Your Majesty, welcome Coleto the castle of the Marquis de Carabas.” The trickster, the Master Cat, deceives the King (using the Ogre’s castle) to make the King believe …show more content…
Throughout this tale, Anansi, captured four fearsome, elusive creatures and brought the creatures to the sky-god in order to obtain the sky-god’s stories. Then, Anansi and his wife, Aso, shared these stories they gained with others. Anansi is a prime example of the helpfulness of a trickster, which is an element practiced throughout this tale and all other trickster tales. In the tale “Coyote Steals Fire” helpfulness of the trickster is an element used continuously. For example the tale states “Here I am, Uncle, he cried. Kill me if you can. Thunder picked up the huge rock containing fire and hurled it at what he thought was Coyote. But he hit only the skin and fur. The rock splintered into numberless pieces. Every animal took a little piece of the fire and put it under its arpit or under its wing, and they hurried all over the world, bringing fire to every tribe on earth.” This statement is a perfect example of the helpfulness of the trickster in this tale, which is the Coyote. This trickster tale is focused on the Coyote trying to gain fire from his Uncle, in order to spread the fire to all tribes on Earth. The Coyote expresses an unexpected selfless quality, of putting his life
Helpfulness of the trickster is an element found in all trickster tales. For example, in the tale “Master Cat, or Puss in Boots”, the trickster, the Master Cat, states “Your Majesty, welcome Coleto the castle of the Marquis de Carabas.” The trickster, the Master Cat, deceives the King (using the Ogre’s castle) to make the King believe …show more content…
Throughout this tale, Anansi, captured four fearsome, elusive creatures and brought the creatures to the sky-god in order to obtain the sky-god’s stories. Then, Anansi and his wife, Aso, shared these stories they gained with others. Anansi is a prime example of the helpfulness of a trickster, which is an element practiced throughout this tale and all other trickster tales. In the tale “Coyote Steals Fire” helpfulness of the trickster is an element used continuously. For example the tale states “Here I am, Uncle, he cried. Kill me if you can. Thunder picked up the huge rock containing fire and hurled it at what he thought was Coyote. But he hit only the skin and fur. The rock splintered into numberless pieces. Every animal took a little piece of the fire and put it under its arpit or under its wing, and they hurried all over the world, bringing fire to every tribe on earth.” This statement is a perfect example of the helpfulness of the trickster in this tale, which is the Coyote. This trickster tale is focused on the Coyote trying to gain fire from his Uncle, in order to spread the fire to all tribes on Earth. The Coyote expresses an unexpected selfless quality, of putting his life