Coyote Steals Fire 'And Master Cat, Or Puss In Boots'

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Trickster Tales How did the world get fire? There is a coyote that is smart enough to outsmart the Thunder God. This trickster tale results by giving the whole world fire. The trickster tales “Coyote Steals Fire” and “Master Cat, or Puss in Boots” compare and contrast in many different ways. There are many similarities in “Coyote Steals Fire” and “Master Cat, or Puss in Boots”. Both of these stories provide examples of anthropomorphism which is when you give animals human characteristics. Coyote cheats and the cat also dresses in women’s clothing. Both, coyote and the cat are able to talk. Coyote plays tricks and the cat lies to get his way. In both of these stories, the protagonist’s are animals. The protagonist from “Coyote Steals Fire”