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What purpose does the trickster serve in a folktale?

Grade 5, Literary Text

In this pack, students read the retelling of folktales about animal tricksters, which are characters that usually break some rule and face consequences as a result. Students must read closely to understand the stories and to locate evidence to support their answer to the Key Question.

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