# a Green Linnet — Children’s Stories character guide

> a Green Linnet in Children’s Stories by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Linnet

**First appearance:** 0003-the-devoted-friend

## Who they are

A bird who narrates the story of the Devoted Friend.

## In the story

### [The Nightingale and the Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/children_s_stories_se/chapters/the-nightingale-and-the-rose)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Selfish Giant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/children_s_stories_se/chapters/the-selfish-giant)

Sings outside the Giant's window, signaling the return of spring.

### [The Devoted Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/children_s_stories_se/chapters/the-devoted-friend)

The narrator of the story within the chapter, telling the tale of Hans and the Miller to the Water-rat.

## Links

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