`The Bungling Host`

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The Consequences of Trickery

The primary lesson of the story revolves around the context of trust honesty , and peace between people . The Bear and the Rabbit described two different groups of people (since they are primarily different ) in harmony with each other , rather than the bear overwhelming the rabbit He gave Rabbit a dish 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 Americans . 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 don 't want anybody to be present (The Bungling Host 255 . This already casts a blanket of doubt over people who are not too trusting People should not over rely on another 's 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 shot by an arrow . Hence , the primary lesson is that Trickery and dishonesty distorts the harmony between...