# The Ugly Wild Boy — Zuni Folktales character guide

> The Ugly Wild Boy in Zuni Folktales by Frank Hamilton Cushing.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0030-the-ugly-wild-boy-who-drove-the-bear-away-from-southeastern-mesa

## Who they are

A wild boy who drives a bear away from a mesa.

## In the story

### [The Ugly Wild Boy Who Drove the Bear Away from Southeastern Mesa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/the-ugly-wild-boy-who-drove-the-bear-away-from-southeastern-mesa)

The protagonist who confronts and drives away the bear using bravery and a magic axe.

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