Why the tricks?

This title is the name that the Japanese have given to one of my guitar idols, Michael Angelo Batio. He is considered to be the fastest guitarist in the world, and after playing in one of his shows in Japan, it was thought that he played so fast that his hands had no shadows! Anyways, this being about the first few readings, i think its fair enough to talk about the Popol-Vuh. So Id like to talk about the fact that the first two parts we read are all about tricks being played on eachother. More than actually discussing about them, I would really like to know what is the idea behind them. I mean, really, it seems that for the Mayans, the entire world was created due to tricks being played on others, whether they are for a good reason or a bad one. Im not too familiar with the Mayan culture, but Im wondering if its possible that playing tricks on eachother is something more of an "inside" thing. Can anyone expand on my idea?