Trickster Tales from Western Europe: The Fox I collaborated with members of the Multicultural Kid Blogs to come up with a great list of trickster tales from around the world. the trickster plays tricks but also is the victim of tricks.historically used to teach lessons to young children about the values held in a community.convey folk wisdom, especially helping us understand human behavior within a culture.at the same time being wise and a fool, “the trickster-hero serves as a sort of folkloric scapegoat onto which are projected the fears, failures, and unattained ideals of the source culture.” (from ).a story with a leading character who is often an animal with human traits and magical powers.Trickster Tales are often funny, always entertaining, and would be a wonderful set of stories to compare and contrast. Even the Common Core Standards includes this in one of their “Reading Literature” standards:Ĭompare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures (RL.2.9.). There are many reasons to read fairy tales to children- especially because they’re whimsical, creative, and fun! Our children and classes loved comparing and contrasting the fairy tales from around the world, and teachers and parents love that it hones their critical thinking skills, and helps them to focus on the details. We first gathered Cinderella stories from many cultures, and then Gingerbread Men type stories, and then finally Little Red Riding Hood multicultural stories. I love comparing literature from around the world.
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