# The Gnat — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Gnat in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0037-the-gnat-and-the-bull

## Who they are

A tiny insect who challenges the Bull and the Lion.

## In the story

### [The Gnat and the Bull](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-gnat-and-the-bull)

Alights on the bull's horn and asks permission to leave, revealing self-importance.

### [The Gnat and the Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-gnat-and-the-lion)

Challenges the Lion, defeats it, but is later caught and eaten by a spider.

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