Trickster tales have the characteristics of being playful, creative, and mischevious. Some of the tales presented reflect the emotions and personalities of people in the world. (more background on trickster tales can be viewed through this link- http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9073359 ) A very important lesson in life is to mind your own business. Although very cliche, it's an important aspect to life to understand. Certain things are sheltered from people to prevent one from being hurt. But where exactly is the line? Friends are supposed to tell eachother everything even if that means hurting them and other times it's just too much to put their friend through. So how exactly does one judge the fine line that separates the difference? While reading the tale, Don't Be Too Curious (in the link below), the only thing I could think about is the personal things in life that one can relate to.
http://oraltradition.wikia.com/wiki/Don't_Be_Too_Curious
Overall, I came to the conclusion that one should only be concerned with the infromation that is presented in front of them. If one goes looking for trouble your more than likely gonna find it and possibly get hurt.
While still thinking about trickster tales, I decided to youtube them to see an actual storyteller tell the story and also so I did not have to continue to read.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlHtzU133NI
The video was about how rabbit got his stubby tail. It makes me laugh because some of the reasons that these stories use to explain why things are seem so ridiculous. The rabbits tail got frozen and pulled off while trying to catch fish. The trickster bunny was tricked and it just shows that what comes aroung goes around. Bunny was showing off his long warm tail and using it as warmth in the cold air and now bunny has no tail!):
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