# the Hare — Bambi character guide

> the Hare in Bambi by Felix Salten.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Friend Hare, The good Hare

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A friendly and talkative hare who interacts with Bambi.

## Relationships

### [Bambi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/bambi)

_friendship_

The hare is a friendly, talkative companion who often shares wisdom and warnings with Bambi.

### [Bambi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/bambi)

_friendship_

The hare is a friendly, talkative companion who often shares wisdom and warnings with Bambi.

### [Bambi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/bambi)

_friendship_

The hare is a friendly, talkative companion who often shares wisdom and warnings with Bambi.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/iv)

Greets Bambi politely and is described as suave and prudent.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/vii)

Seen on the meadow, then flees in panic after the gunshot.

### [The Great Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/x)

Friend Hare is shot and killed during the attack.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xvi)

Present among the listeners, lifting his ears in astonishment at Gobo's story.

### [Bambi's Solitude and the Old Stag's Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xx)

Friend Hare is caught in a snare and is rescued by the old stag, who commands him to lie still.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xxiii)

Not directly present, but the chapter's animal chorus includes voices like the squirrel, magpie, jay, weasel, ferret, and crows.

## Links

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