The Consequences of Trickery

The primary lesson of the story revolves around the context of trust, honesty, and peacefulness between people. The Bear and the Rabbit depict two different groups of people (since they are primarily different) in unity with each other, rather than the bear overwhelming the rabbit He gave Rabbit a shell out of beans and the Rabbit ate a great quantity of them. When he was through eating, he invited the Bear to go and see him in his turn (The Bungling Host 254-255). This shows how two different animals are in harmony how people should act, according to the North Ameri set ups.However, the perversion of this peace is brought about by trickery and dishonesty, as described within the character of the Buzzard. The trust was earned when the Buzzard claimed that he could help the Rabbit. This is how tricksters fool their victims, just as in the case between the animals and the Buzzard When I treat a person, I dont want anybody to be present (The Bungling Host 255). This already casts a blanket of doubt over people who are non too trusting. People should not over rely on anothers word when it has not been proven yet.Dire consequences can occur when being tricked and when dishonesty is unveiled, as in the case of the Buzzard eating the Rabbit, and being virgule by an arrow. Hence, the primary lesson is that Trickery and dishonesty distorts the harmony between people, which could always end in shocking consequences. Works Cited Swanton, John. The Bungling Host. Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians. 2003 August. 4 June 2009.