Coyote Steals Fire

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Once I’ve eaten the cat and made a muff from it’s skin, I will surely starve to death. That is the quote from the tricker tale called “Master Cat”. The trickster tales “Master Cat” and “Coyote Steals Fire” have a lot of similarities and differences.

There are many similar things in “Master Cat” and “Coyote Steals Fire”. Both of the stories have anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is when animals have human characteristics. The animals talked and also wore clothes. The protagonists were clever and smart. Master Cat tricked an ogre by eating him when he turned into a mouse and Coyote cheated in a game of dice when Thunder wasn’t looking. Both of them wanted valuable things. Coyote wanted fire and Master Cat wanted Wealth. They also achieved