# Inspector task sheet

La Diablesse: the hidden hoof and the disappearing guide

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For La Diablesse: the hidden hoof and the disappearing guide, 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 attributed Grenadian oral versions with the artist’s design notes and tourism wording. Track which features are inherited, adapted or added for sculpture. For an alleged encounter, establish the earliest report and conditions independently of the artwork. Treat protective actions as narrative motifs rather than experimentally demonstrated measures.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare endings and settings in attributed local variants. Analyze any original report’s timing, visibility and prior familiarity with the story before drawing conclusions. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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