Trickster Tales Comparison Worksheet
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Trickster Tales Comparison Worksheet
Tale One: Anansi and the Mango Basket
Anansi found a basket of ripe mangoes beside a forest path. He wanted every mango for himself, so he told the other animals that a hungry leopard was hiding nearby. While they hurried away, Anansi began carrying the heavy basket up a hill. Before long, he was too tired to move. A small tortoise watched him and asked why he had not invited anyone to help. Anansi admitted that he had tried to keep the fruit secret. The tortoise called the animals back. Together they carried the basket to a shady spot and shared the mangoes. Anansi learned that a clever plan can fail when it leaves out everyone else.
- Anansi
- The leopard
- The tortoise
- A parrot
Tale Two: Rabbit and the River Crossing
Rabbit reached a stream swollen by rain. On the far bank grew the sweetest berries in the valley. A strong but boastful fox stood nearby, bragging that nothing could outsmart him. Rabbit asked Fox to count the smooth stones along the stream and promised a surprise if he could get the number right. As Fox bent over to count, Rabbit hopped onto a broad log floating at the edge and pushed it into the water. He balanced across to the other bank. Fox looked up too late. Rabbit called back that the berries were a fine reward for paying attention. Fox had been so busy showing off that he had missed Rabbit's real plan.
- Across the stream to the berries
- Up a hill to a mango tree
- Into a fox's den
- Back to the forest path
Compare the Tricksters
Use details from both tales to compare Anansi and Rabbit.
- They are animals.
- They use a plan to get what they want.
- They ask the other animals to solve the problem first.
- They are tricksters.
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