LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
Question
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A Hero
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A Villain
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A Trickster
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A Mentor
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Detailed explanation-1: -Coyote faces the monstrous fire beings and, with the help of squirrel, chipmunk and frog, brings fire to the freezing people. When you live outside in the wild, cold weather can be fatal. In this story, Coyote realises that he can help the freezing humans of his community by bringing them fire.
Detailed explanation-2: -These three evil sisters lived high on a mountain and would not share with anyone. 2 One icy cold winter, the people met Coyote on the road. “Please, Coyote, ” they begged, “capture Fire from the skookums or we will freeze.” 3 “I will do what I can, ” he said.
Detailed explanation-3: -Coyote, who was very wise, knew how to get the fire out of Wood. He showed the animals how to rub two dry sticks together until sparks came. Then he showed them how to collect dry moss and make chips of wood to add to the sparks to make a little fire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Among the Pueblo tribes, the coyote was believed to have hunting medicine. Zuni hunters kept stone effigies of coyotes as one of their six hunting fetishes, associating coyotes with the west and the color blue. Coyotes are also used as clan animals in some Native American cultures.