"This is a story about the trickster Iktomni...In this story, Iktomni tries to trick Muskrat because he doesn't want to share his food. Iktomni learns in the end that this isn't fair. Storytellers tell this story to teach the value of sharing."--Page 16.

"A Rubicon book" "These fun and engaging traditional stories combine moral lessons and humour, and lend themselves to rich classroom discussion about right and wrong, respect and disrespect, honesty and dishonesty. The tricksters in these stories can take many forms, such as animals, mythological heroes, or transformers. They love to laugh and play jokes, often getting into trouble, but they can also be helpful and wise."--Publisher's website.