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Avoid The Tricksters From Native American Stories

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Avoid the Stupid Behaviors of the Tricksters from Native American Stories Many tricksters appeared in the early American stories. In those stories, the tricksters’ behaviors are often ridiculous or stupid which make people laugh. However, if you think about those stories deeply, you will find that the appearance of those stories meets the social needs in that period. People wanted to tell later generations some principles through the stories which were funny and easy to memory. For example, two stories about Ableegumooch, “The Lazy Rabbit” and “Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting”, show the truth that trying to do something beyond your abilities will cause some terrible results. According to the story “Ableegumooch, the Lazy Rabbit.”, Ableegumooch (a
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