April Fool's Day Trickster-ku

1.

This red-headed fox
a distractor of horses--
a father of wolves.

2.

A little spider
the king of fast talking--
and tricks that backfire.

3.

Let's include this guy
he's an infant delinquent--
rustler of cattle.

4.

This one is easy
the most famous of canines--
a super genius.

5.

This old raven's plots
are somewhat political--
one eyed king- trickster.

Notes: The various tricksters are1. The first is Loki who is the father of the Fenris Wolf and who helped the Aesir cheat a giant by distracting his draft horse. 2.The second is Anansi a spider trickster from African folklore. 3. Hermes, the Greek god of messengers and thieves who decided to steal his brother's cattle when he was a baby. 4. This is Coyote--in this case, Wile E. Coyote, from the Warner Brothers cartoons.. 5. This is Odin, the wily leader of the Aesir in Norse mythology; he is one sneaky and dangerous god, though he's more of a Chessmaster than a Trickster.