Aesop's Fables · Character
The Stork
A long-beaked bird who outwits the Fox at dinner.
minor
Also known as the Stork, The Stork, Stork
First appearance: The Fox and the Stork
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In The Fox and the Stork: The Stork is initially unable to eat the soup from the flat dish, but later turns the tables by serving food in a pitcher that only she can access. Later, in The Farmer and the Stork: Caught…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Moral Agents
- Moral Archetypes and Victims
- Protagonist
- Farm and Pastoral Roles
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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See The Stork in The Fox and the Stork