Zuni Folktales · Character
Mice
Small rodent characters appearing in some tales.
minor
Also known as the Mice, The Mice, their
First appearance: zuni folktales
Mice shows up with force in The Maiden of the Yellow Rocks. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Field-mice who help dress the buckskins overnight, enabling the twins to complete the maiden's challenge.
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In The Maiden of the Yellow Rocks: Field-mice who help dress the buckskins overnight, enabling the twins to complete the maiden's challenge. Later, in The Prairie-Dogs and Their Priest, the Burrowing-Owl: The…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Twin War Gods and Companions
- Diverse Mythical and Animal Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- 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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