Trickster Tales of Southeastern Native Americans

<p> An agent of chaos and deceit the trickster has been a favorite character spanning thousands of years and multiple peoples. From legends belonging to Native Americans such as the Creek Natchez Seminole and Catawba to tales borrowed from Africa and Europe this work discusses 73 trickster tales. </p><p> Beginning with Creek tales this book continues with a blend of Native American and African American folktales organized according to the indigenous people who told them. These stories include the American Southeast's most notorious trickster Rabbit; his gullible victims such as Alligator Wildcat and Wolf; and other tricksters such as Buzzard Pig Possum and more.</p>