According to Genetti, the Princess of Disks is a symbol of preparation who learns by doing. Each bit of knowledge and every practice applied is a step toward the goal. But what happens if she fails a test or one of her experiments is a flop? Hopefully her teachers will offer the same advice as James Joyce: "Mistakes are the portals of discovery." Failure is an important part of of the learning process, and in some cases has led to useful inventions and beneficial medicines.
The Crow was originally not a bird; he tricked the Seven Sisters into giving him fire (which the humans did not have). Unfortunately, once he got it, he refused to share it with the humans. They gave him food to cook, and while he performed this task, he kept the choicest morsels for himself. The people finally got tired of this behavior and created a fire hazard that eventually ignited and burned him, turning him into Crow. The lesson of this legend is to look carefully and deeply at one's motivations. In the case of the Princess, hiding mistakes or blaming them on others doesn't help us develop maturity or responsibility. Neither does it help us learn.
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