# The Goat — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Goat in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** supporting

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

**First appearance:** 0048-the-fox-and-the-goat

## Snapshot

A steady, sharp-horned presence in the fables, stubborn enough to survive the company of foxes and lions and occasionally wise enough to see through them.

## Who they are

The Goat turns up in Aesop's pastures and stables as a creature of plain sense and stubborn endurance, often paired with more cunning animals who underestimate him. Where the Fox schemes and the Lion devours, the Goat tends to hold his ground, and his caution sometimes exposes the traps laid for him. He gives the collection a working animal's perspective on the predators and tricksters who dominate its pages.

## Relationships

### [The Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/characters/the_fox)

_psychological_

The Fox tricks the Goat into dangerous situations, using flattery or false promises to exploit the Goat's naivety.

### [The Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/characters/the_fox)

_psychological_

The Fox tricks the Goat into dangerous situations, using flattery or false promises to exploit the Goat's naivety.

## In the story

### [The Fox and the Goat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-fox-and-the-goat)

Foolishly jumps into the well to drink and is abandoned by the Fox.

### [The She-Goats and Their Beards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-she-goats-and-their-beards)

The he-Goats protest the granting of beards to the She-Goats.

### [The Goat and the Vine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-goat-and-the-vine)

The Goat strays into the vineyard and eats the Vine's shoots, prompting the Vine's rebuke.

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

Sees through the Wolf's trick and stays safe on the high rock.

### [The Goatherd and the Goat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-goatherd-and-the-goat)

The goat strays from the flock, is struck by a stone, and points out that the broken horn will reveal the truth.

### [The Farmer and His Dogs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-farmer-and-his-dogs)

Second animal killed by the farmer as the storm continues.

### [The Goatherd and the Wild Goats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-goatherd-and-the-wild-goats)

One of the Wild Goats who explains the reason for their escape, highlighting the lesson about preferential treatment.

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