![]() ![]() However, in Storytime Issue 4, Anansi the Spider gets what he deserves when he tries to trick his friend! He also appears in Anansi’s Pot of Wisdom in Storytime Issue 51.Ī trickster rabbit from the American Indian tale: How Rabbit Got Long EarsĢ. He can sometimes change into a man and, in one tale, he becomes the god of all stories. ![]() Anansi the Spider is a trickster from West African and Caribbean stories, and is full of wit and cunning. We’ve featured a few in Storytime, and there are many more to come. 5 Famous TrickstersĪlmost every culture has its own trickster characters. Working out the moral lessons in trickster tales can be so much more valuable than being preached at – and the lessons you learn together are far more likely to stick with your child because they were involved in the process of working them out with you. Should Brer Bear have caught Brer Rabbit at the end?.What should have happened to Brer Rabbit after he got caught in the trap?.Did Brer Bear deserve to take Brer Rabbit’s place?.Did Brer Rabbit have good or bad reasons for taking Brer Fox’s peas?.For instance, after reading our Brer Rabbit tale you can ask:īrer Bear, left hanging in the air by Brer Rabbit, in Storytime Issue 19 Is that a good moral lesson for kids? How can reading about a character getting up to mischief without any consequences be of educational value? Actually, trickster tales provide a brilliant opportunity to talk about right and wrong without being force-fed morals. Sometimes he gets his come-uppance, but often, he gets away with it, like in our Brer Rabbit story. ![]() But occasionally, the trickster plays pranks just for the fun of it. They’re usually funny and feature an animal playing pranks on other animals – often friends – or breaking the rules to nab a free meal, accommodation or a prized possession. Trickster tales are as old as the hills and have survived thanks to oral storytellers. He’s a master trickster in a long line of trickster tales. And in Storytime Issue 19, we have just that character: Brer Rabbit (hiding out in the mud, bottom right. There are so many overt moral lessons in stories for kids that it’s always refreshing when there’s a character who is a little less than perfect. ![]()
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