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The Stork

A long-beaked bird who outwits the Fox at dinner.

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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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Character Web

8 connections

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TFThe FarmerTFThe FoxTFThe FrogsJUJupiterTSThe ShepherdTSThe Stork

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Moral Agents
  • Moral Archetypes and Victims
  • Protagonist
  • Farm and Pastoral Roles

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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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See The Stork in The Fox and the Stork