Zuni Folktales · Character
The Cock
A sleek, meat-hungry Tâkâkâ Cock, penned alone, who pecks off a mouse's tail and swallows it whole.
supporting
Also known as The cock, the Cock, The Cock, the old Tâkâkâ Cock, the Tâkâkâ Cock, the old Tâkâkâ
First appearance: zuni folktales
As a supporting figure in Zuni Folktales, The Cock is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
One of the two main characters, living with the Mouse and sharing adventures.
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Kept by a poor old Italia-kwe woman in a wattle-and-rawhide cage too tall to fly from, he sits in the sun kâ-tâ-kâ-tok-ing and dreaming of worms. Fed only refuse, he mistakes the Mouse's naked tail for one and bites it…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Mythical and Animal Figures
- Animal Helpers and Tricksters
- Twin War Gods and Companions
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Story tension across the book.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the children’s joyful play turns to horror as the elder siste…
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