Kind and selfish, deep and superficial, male and female, foolish and wise are not always words associated with each other, in fact, on the contrary. However, when it comes to Native American trickster tales, each word is associated with the other and describes more or less the same person or animal. For Native Americans, a trickster influences the world for an infinite number of reasons, including education and entertainment. A trickster, as the name suggests, is a cunning deception. A trickster can be a hero. However, at the same time it could introduce death. In what sense is he heroic? Why would a group of people want to remember a person who brings punishment such as death? The function that trickster stories have/have had on Native American communities is still powerful today, most likely because of their context, the lessons they glean, and the concerns they address. As the stories are told, the stories unfold showing the importance of a trickster and the enlightening experiences they bring. The stories that reveal these enlightening experiences are truly extraordinary. The story of Wakjankaga, the Winnebago Trickster, is a story that not many people in modern times, and I think even in historical times, could recall. First, a male is converted into a female to deceive a chief's son. Next, three males have sex with this recently converted female (cheater). So, the female (trickster) has three children with the boss's son. Eventually, when the youngest child is old enough to be on his own, the mother (the trickster) leaves the tribe, whereas usually the children would leave the tribe. These unusual circumstances mentioned above make the story unacceptable. Most stories about cheaters are taboo, perhaps because of… middle of the paper… hey, they leave the reader with a lesson that could affect communities. Their context, impact, and ability to be associated in any society allows them to function with power and vigor in future societies and those of the past. While the language and grammar of cheaters' stories are challenging, the image that can be created is greater than any barrier. Dr. Bright of the University of California recognizes the persistence of Native American Trickster stories in the world today. “As we talk about Trickster today, you must try to breathe life into the image, imagine Trickster as life energy, step outside the verbal photograph we create. . . . Because trickster stories still have power: the power to make us laugh, the power to bewilder us, the power to make us wonder and think and, like Trickster, keep moving forward” (Bright).