Aesop's Fables · Character
The Camel
A large desert animal who appears in fables about adaptation.
minor
Also known as the Camel, The Camel, Camel
First appearance: the two bags
The Camel shows up with force in The Monkey and the Camel. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Envious of the Monkey's success, attempts to dance but makes a grotesque spectacle and is ridiculed.
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Character groups
- Diverse Moral Agents
- Moral Archetypes and Victims
- Sea and Sky Creatures
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the victor Cock, swollen with pride after his triumph, is sud…
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