# Inspector task sheet

Tokoloshe: an invisible threat across changing stories

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Tokoloshe: an invisible threat across changing stories, 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 characterization and narrative function in legally accessible works, then consult attributed oral accounts separately. Preserve differences in language, community and period. Distinguish narrator, character and critic when assigning any claim.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare the figure's role with the play's wider dramatic consequences. Compare other attributed versions before generalizing the interpretation. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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