# Locust — Zuni Folktales character guide

> Locust in Zuni Folktales by Frank Hamilton Cushing.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Locust, the old Locust, himself

**First appearance:** 0022-the-coyote-and-the-locust

## Who they are

An insect character who races or competes with others.

## Relationships

### [Coyote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/characters/coyote)

_rivalry_

Coyote and Locust are trickster rivals, often engaging in contests or deceptions.

### [Coyote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/characters/coyote)

_rivalry_

Coyote and Locust are trickster rivals, often engaging in contests or deceptions.

### [Coyote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/characters/coyote)

_rivalry_

Coyote and Locust are trickster rivals, often engaging in contests or deceptions.

## In the story

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

The old Locust who sings a song, teaches it to the Coyote, and later tricks him by leaving a stone-filled skin.

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