# The Crane — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Crane in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0013-the-peacock-and-the-crane

## Who they are

A long-legged bird who competes with the Peacock in beauty.

## In the story

### [The Peacock and the Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-peacock-and-the-crane)

Responds to the Peacock's taunt by highlighting its own ability to fly high, contrasting it with the Peacock's earthbound nature.

### [The Wolf and the Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-wolf-and-the-crane)

Naively helps the Wolf by extracting the bone, but is denied the promised fee.

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