When telling tales of Raven, you invariably come across Crow; little brother, cousin, alter ego to Raven. Smaller, skinnier than Raven, Crow is often viewed as lesser. Where Raven is the Great Creator, powerful and profound, Crow is the lazy, clever, tricky one. Raven plays the pranks, Crow gets played by most everyone. Where some cultures do use the two characters interchangeably, Crow is usually the weaker, less virtuous one, showing a few of Raven's traits but much less of his wisdom. Crow is the Fool to Raven's Wise Man.
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