Stories based on facts that tend to be more fictional when describing characters and actions.
What is a legend
100
Pecos Bill finds this adventurous young woman riding a catfish upon his first sight of her.
Who is Slue-foot Sue
100
This word that we have often used in class that describes the smaller characters of most trickstertales, as in "Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox and Tar Baby"
What is clever
100
"He wore a ten dollar hat on a five cent head" really means
What is that this person is not very smart
100
Bruh Fox gets his cream taken and again gets tricked by a clever rabbit in this story
What is "Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox and Tar Baby"
200
includes folktales, fables, myths, legends, folk songs, and fairy tales
What is folk literature
200
The two brothers in "Porcupine and the Sky Mirrors"
Who is the Earth King and Sky King
200
Giving and thoughtful brother in the origin tale "Porcupine and the Sky Mirrors"
Who is the Sky King
200
Pecos Bill was raised by _________ after he fell off his family's wagon as a baby
What is coyotes
200
In this story a smaller animal outwits a donkey in a race he will never forget
What is "The toad and the Donkey"
300
Reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work.
What is allusion
300
Porcupine tricks who into giving him the sky mirrors in the ending of "Porcupine and the Sky Mirrors"
Who is the Earth King
300
Name a characteristic of the donkey in "The Toad and the Donkey"
What is cocky, conceited, or arrogant
300
Pecos Bill found out that he was a man, when he failed to find a _______
What is a tail
300
In exchange for capturing three animals, this spider would be given the rights to all stories.
What is "All Tales are Anansi's"
400
The unique different traditions or ways of life of a particular group.
What is local customs
400
In the "The Toad and the Donkey," the toad has what plan from the very beginning in order to win the race
What is to substitute family members along the route of the race
400
Unwise animal who fell twice for the antics of a small rabbit in one of the trickster tales
Who is Bruh Fox
400
What was Pecos Bill's purpose in lassoing a cyclone
What is to end the drought in the land
400
In this tale Theo overcame his physical ailments and was hired by the king for his unusual skill
What is "A Crippled Boy"
500
Stories told over generations and eventually written down that deal with shared ideas of a culture. They often deal with heores, adventure, magic or romance.
What is a folk tale
500
The character who outwits Bruh Fox twice in this infamous trickster tale
Who is Doc Rabbit
500
Unhonest Man who did not uphold his promise to the young boy in "The Fly"
Who is the money lender or urserer
500
Pecos Bill claimed to be a _______ before finding that he was a man. Hint it was a particular word used in the story
What is a varmint
500
The origin tale that explains the existence of both sunlight and moon light