# the little Dwarf — Children’s Stories character guide

> the little Dwarf in Children’s Stories by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the little dwarf, The little Dwarf

**First appearance:** 0006-the-birthday-of-the-infanta

## Snapshot

A misshapen Dwarf hauled from the forest to dance for the Infanta's birthday, unaware that the joke of his ugliness is the whole point.

## Who they are

He is brought to the palace as a curiosity, a grotesque little performer to amuse the Infanta and her court on her special day. He dances his heart out, believing the laughter and applause are admiration, and never suspects the mirror waiting for him in the great hall. His innocence about how the court sees him is the quiet engine of the story's cruelty.

## 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 Birthday of the Infanta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/children_s_stories_se/chapters/the-birthday-of-the-infanta)

A grotesque but joyful dwarf discovered in the forest, who dances for the Infanta and becomes enamored with her, unaware of his own ugliness.

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