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The Dolphins

Sea creatures who interact with a Sprat in a fable about size and power.

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Also known as The Dolphins, the Dolphins

First appearance: The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat

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In The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat: One of the Dolphins rejects the Sprat's peace offering, preferring to continue fighting. Later, in The Tunny-Fish and the Dolphin: Chases the Tunny-fish but becomes stranded…

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8 connections

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TMThe MonkeyJUJupiterTSThe SpratTFThe FoxTSThe SwanTDThe Dolphins

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Sea and Sky Creatures
  • Moral Archetypes and Victims
  • Diverse Moral Agents
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • 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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