# Inspector task sheet

The Güije: river spirit, warning and poetic transformation

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For The Güije: river spirit, warning and poetic transformation, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare the ballad with dated folkloric collections and attributed narrators, preserving dialect and translation choices. Identify which descriptions belong to each text. Trace how the poem entered later retellings without counting text-derived copies as independent accounts. For zoological claims, require evidence beyond literary imagery.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare the poet’s imagery with independently collected earlier and later oral versions. Keep thematic analysis distinct from any independently documented historical incident. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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