# The Beetle — Zuni Folktales character guide

> The Beetle in Zuni Folktales by Frank Hamilton Cushing.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Beetle, himself

**First appearance:** 0019-the-coyote-and-the-beetle

## Who they are

A small insect character who interacts with Coyote.

## In the story

### [The Coyote and the Beetle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-coyote-and-the-beetle)

Uses clever trickery to avoid being bitten by the Coyote, pretending to hear a warning from underground.

### [The Prairie-Dogs and Their Priest, the Burrowing-Owl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-prairie-dogs-and-their-priest-the-burrowing-owl)

The Tip-beetle tricked into eating beans and then trapped in a bag to capture its powerful odor.

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