The term "muleteer" has served as a versatile literary device, evoking images of rugged, resourceful agents of transport and labor, often set against the backdrop of challenging or even surreal landscapes. In Bret Harte’s works, for instance, the muleteer is portrayed with vivid, sometimes larger-than-life qualities—a character witnessing “fiery dragons, colossal bears, and breakneck trails” [1], and later leading a humble yet essential pack-mule [2] while contributing to the narrative’s ironic humor [3, 4]. Giovanni Boccaccio’s rendition, on the other hand, employs the muleteer as both a figure eliciting pity and a subject of mild admonishment, illustrating the complex human reactions to his unassuming status [5, 6]. The archetype appears in other texts too, from Aesop’s fabled journey of carrying burdens [7] to Rousseau’s comparison of near-happiness with millionaire fortunes [8], and even in Montaigne’s casual, if provocative, commentary [9]. Even historical texts like Marcus Aurelius’ meditations invoke the muleteer to underscore themes of life’s transience alongside figures of power, such as Alexander of Macedon [10]. Together, these examples reveal how the muleteer functions as a multifaceted symbol in literature—embodying both the grit of everyday existence and the thematic richness of irony, humility, and perseverance.