# Inspector task sheet

The Ciguapa: reversed footprints and an uncertain origin

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For The Ciguapa: reversed footprints and an uncertain origin, 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

Obtain and compare the 1866 text with attributed oral collections and later adaptations. Register feet, hair, habitat and behavior separately instead of assembling a composite creature. Trace the evidence for origin labels and distinguish literary invention from oral transmission without presuming either.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare early texts with independently collected oral versions and their collection dates. For any future case, preserve the original report before comparing it with established motifs. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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