Old Indian Legends · Character

The Ducks

Ducks that interact with Iktomi in a tale about trickery.

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Also known as the Ducks Iktomi

The Ducks shows up with force in Old Indian Legends. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Victims of Iktomi's trickery in one of the tales.

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In Old Indian Legends: Victims of Iktomi's trickery in one of the tales. Later, in Iktomi and the Ducks: A group of wild ducks who are…

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Old Indian Legends
Victims of Iktomi's trickery in one of the tales.
Iktomi and the Ducks
A group of wild ducks who are tricked by Iktomi into dancing with closed eyes, resulting in many being killed.
Iktomi and the Fawn
Not directly present; the chapter features fawns instead of ducks.
The Badger and the Bear
Not present in this chapter.
Iktomi and the Turtle
Iktomi's children who wait on the bank and mistakenly cheer the black spots (Iktomi's toes) as coals.

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