University Of Oklahoma Professor Finds Lifelong Lessons In Native American, Other 'Trickster Tales'
Update: 2015-05-10
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A coyote, running away from men who wish to imprison him decides to outsmart them using their weakness - greed. The coyote hides money in a tree, and when the men find him, he says he wants to make a deal. He said if they would let him go they could have his magic money tree. The coyote shakes the branches and money falls to the ground. He tells them he gets to keep this money but at the same time the next day the tree will grow more for them. The coyote says if they give him their packs of food, he will leave and the tree is all theirs. The greedy men agree and the coyote takes their horses and food and never sees them again. There is a long tradition of tricksters, like the coyote in Native American story telling. Rabbits, foxes and even monkeys find themselves learning - and teaching - life lessons by challenging convention and causing mischief. University of Oklahoma English and Native American Studies professor Joshua Nelson teaches his Native American literature classes about the
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