# The Cock — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Cock in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Cock, the Cock, Cock

**First appearance:** 0036-the-dog-the-cock-and-the-fox

## Who they are

A proud bird who crows at dawn and sometimes falls prey to the Fox.

## In the story

### [The Mistress and Her Servants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-mistress-and-her-servants)

Killed by the servants for waking them early.

### [The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-dog-the-cock-and-the-fox)

Travels with the Dog; uses clever trickery to send the Fox to the Dog, leading to the Fox's demise.

### [The Thieves and the Cock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-thieves-and-the-cock)

Pleads for mercy by emphasizing its usefulness to honest men.

### [The Cat and the Cock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-cat-and-the-cock)

The victim who offers a reasonable defense but is still killed.

### [The Eagle and the Cocks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-eagle-and-the-cocks)

The victorious cock who, after winning a fight, boasts loudly from the rooftop and is carried off by an eagle.

### [The Cock and the Jewel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-cock-and-the-jewel)

The Cock values practical sustenance over precious gems.

### [The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-ass-the-cock-and-the-lion)

Frightens the Lion with his crow, but his protective presence is limited to the cattle-pen.

### [The Fowler, the Partridge, and the Cock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-fowler-the-partridge-and-the-cock)

The Cock argues that its crowing marks the hours and wakes the Fowler for work, but is killed anyway.

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