There are many similarities involved in the two Trickster Tales “How Stories Came to Earth”, and “Master Cat or Puss in Boots”. In between the two Trickster Tales there are many similarities. One simple one is that the ant and the cat can both talk, no pets can talk. The cat is able to walk straight up on its hind legs. In both of these trickster tales they both achieve their goals. Anansi achieved the stories, which had the cost of catching animals.(A python,Leopard,Hornets,and the fairy that is never seen) Master Cats goal is to gain weatlh for his master so he doesn’t get eaten. Master cat’s …show more content…
There was no god with anything that needed to be captured from him, they just had a king that had alot of money/wealth. Also in the same story of Annasi there was an ant as the main character and in Master cat the main character was a cat.In master cat women were viewed as prizes unlike in Anansis folk tale women were viewed equally. In Anansi’s story he had anthropomorphism of having a wife, Master cats Anthropomorphism was that he wore clothing. In the story of anansi he had the mind set to obtain the sacred stories held by the sky-god. Master cats goal was to obtain wealth/royalty. Anansi benefits society in his story while master cat benefits himself. Anansi has tricks to catch animals master cat deceives the