# The Ducks — Old Indian Legends character guide

> The Ducks in Old Indian Legends by Zitkála-Šá.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Ducks Iktomi

**First appearance:** 0002-iktomi-and-the-ducks

## Who they are

Ducks that interact with Iktomi in a tale about trickery.

## In the story

### [Old Indian Legends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/old_indian_legends_se/chapters/old-indian-legends)

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

### [Iktomi and the Ducks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/old_indian_legends_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/old_indian_legends_se/chapters/iktomi-and-the-fawn)

Not directly present; the chapter features fawns instead of ducks.

### [The Badger and the Bear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/old_indian_legends_se/chapters/the-badger-and-the-bear)

Not present in this chapter.

### [Iktomi and the Turtle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/old_indian_legends_se/chapters/iktomi-and-the-turtle)

Iktomi's children who wait on the bank and mistakenly cheer the black spots (Iktomi's toes) as coals.

## Links

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