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    The lake’s liquid is bright yellow and somehow glittering. The scent is seducing; mildly bittersweet with a hint of barley‚ malt and hops. Carlo is tranced as he walks slowly towards the lake. The water’s level is at his waist; he slowly lowers his head ‚ sipping a bit. Carlo likes it. Carlo likes it a lot! The sweet earthy herbal taste gradually elicits ecstacy. The brew is thick‚ rich‚ with floral and grapefruit notes. He can sense a slight sourness and mysterious enchanting undertone

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    Three Tricksters and Their Objectives Often when a character works toward a goal‚ he or she breaks rules and strays from morality if necessary in order to complete the task. Great benefits typically motivate these characters to work hard and use methods that they would typically consider unacceptable.The tricksters in the folktales “How Stories Came to Earth‚” and “Coyote Steals Fire‚” and in the fairytale‚ “Master Cat: Puss in Boots‚” trick other characters in order to receive a benefit. The ways

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    tale “How stories came to earth.” In this story Anansi‚ a spider had to catch four animals to get stories from the Skygod. The Trickster tales “How Stories Came to Earth” and “ Coyote Steals Fire” both have similarities and differences. In these stories they have a lot of similarities. The first thing they have in common is they both had to deal with a powerful source. Anansis powerful source was the Sky God‚ he had all the stories and made Anansi work for them. Coyotes powerful source is Thunder

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    possess human traits‚ ambitions‚ and emotions. In the first story‚ the trickster‚ a spider named Anansi‚ shows human qualities in many ways‚ one being that he is married to another spider named Aso. Together‚ the two spiders show another humanistic trait because they possess curiosity and wish to “know the beginnings and endings of things” (Kaleki 40). This shows anthropomorphism because although Anansi and Aso are insects‚ they exhibit the desire to learn the history of earth and how everything came

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    “What remains‚ still remains”Sky God said this quote in the trickster tale “How Stories Came to Earth” when he tells Anansi there are still animals to be captured. The story “How Stories Came to Earth” is about a tiny spider who must capture four elusive animals and bring the to the sky god for his stories. He was then able to achieve the goal‚ get the stories‚ and share them with the world. After reading “How Stories Came to Earth” and “Master Cat” it was very obvious that there was many similarities

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    How Stories Came To Earth

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    He told only certain stories of his choosing. Anansi‚ who was a spider‚ wanted everyone to have access to the stories. In order for Nyame to release the stories Anansi had to bring him four fearsome creatures. Once he had given all the creatures to Nyame‚ the sky God gave all the stories to Anansi to share with everyone. The myth‚ “Master Cat; or‚ Puss in Boots”‚ is

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    fire? Anansi is a spider who wants to get the stories from the sky-god Nyame. Coyote is just a coyote who cheats dice for fire. These are Trickster tales/ folk tales that teach a cultural value or lesson. Folk tales are passed down orally from generation to generation and very commonly use anthropomorphism‚ the attribution of human characteristics to non-human things. Both of these stories share their similarities and differences. In “How Stories Came to Earth”‚ the main character‚ Anansi is a

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    other characters. They can also be good or bad‚ clever or unintelligent‚ tough or fragile‚ caring or cruel‚ and so on. Tricksters are often untrustworthy trouble makers who try to manipulate others to get what they want. Through contrasting tales‚ Anansi‚ Coyote and Raven‚ all had similarities and differences revolved around the

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    Century Capitalism.” Capitalism From a Distance. House of Anansi Press Ltd‚ 1992. Heilbroner‚ Robert L. “Twenty-First Century Capitalism.” The Drive for Capital. House of Anansi Press Ltd‚ 1992. Heilbroner‚ Robert L.

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    not clever heroes. They would not be tricksters if they did not have negative qualities about them. In the story How Stories Came to Earth‚ on page 42‚ it states “Then Anansi came out of his hiding place‚ and said‚ “Fool‚ I have got you‚ and now I will take you to the sky-god to buy his stories once and for all.” Every time Anansi would catch the creature he was looking for in order to get the stories‚ he would insult them. He did this to every one of the creatures he had captured before taking them

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