Anansi and Aso, Coyote, and Master Cat use cunning to get what they desire within each of their trickster tales. That is what they do; they are tricksters and they certainly play the part. Anansi and Aso help their community and the world because they worked as a team. They serve as an explanation as to why stories came to Earth and why spiders spin their webs. Coyote acted alone in his story of cheating a bully to help the animals and people in his tribal world. Parallel to both Anansi and Aso and Master Cat, Coyote gives readers a reason why fire exists and is so widespread. Master Cat worked with his master, Marquis de Carabas to help boost their own social statuses, rather than help the world. He serves as a reminder as to why humans and