# The Owl — Zuni Folktales character guide

> The Owl in Zuni Folktales by Frank Hamilton Cushing.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Owl, the old Owl, The Owl

**First appearance:** 0001-zuni-folktales

## Who they are

A single owl character appearing in specific tales.

## In the story

### [Told the Second Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/told-the-second-night)

A wise being who counsels the young man, gives him medicine of sleep, and orchestrates a temporary reunion.

### [How the Corn-Pests Were Ensnared](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-corn-pests-were-ensnared)

The old master of ceremonies who deceives the Coyote into harming himself and his grandmother.

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