Hare is the pre-eminent trickster of Kaguru folktales, a small, physically feeble creature whose cleverness and persuasive tongue repeatedly overturn the strength of larger beasts. Beidelman treats Hare, alongside Hyena, as one of the two great animal metaphors through which the Kaguru think about their own society, using the figure to explore cunning, self-interest and the ambiguous morality of the weak who prevail by guile. Hare's victories are admired but also disquieting, for the same wit that defeats a predator can betray a companion; the tales thus present the trickster as an instrument of moral imagination rather than a simple hero, prompting listeners, especially the young, to weigh cleverness against fairness.