# The Bear — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Bear in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Bear, the Bear, A Bear, Bear

**First appearance:** 0038-the-bear-and-the-travellers

## Who they are

A large predator who appears in fables about friendship and danger.

## In the story

### [The Bear and the Travellers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-bear-and-the-travellers)

Appears suddenly, sniffs the feigning traveller, and leaves, believing him dead.

### [The Bear and the Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-bear-and-the-fox)

Boasts about his refined nature and claims he never touches dead bodies, but is called out for his hypocrisy.

### [The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-lion-the-bear-and-the-fox)

Fights the Lion for the kid, both are left exhausted and wounded.

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