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Illustration of Lapin and Bouki, 2022

Creole animal tales often feature a trickster figure. Lapin ("rabbit in Louisiana French and Creole) is the most renowned of the animal tricksters in the repertoire and often plays tricks on Bouki (derived from the Wolof word for "hyena.")

Illustration of Lapin and Bouki, 2022

Courtesy of The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

Illustration of Lapin and Bouki, 2022. Cecilia Tisserand, illustrator.

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Courtesy of The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Date 2022
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