# The Thief — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Thief in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Thief, the Thief, Thief

**First appearance:** 0056-the-thieves-and-the-cock

## Who they are

A criminal who appears in fables about justice and punishment.

## In the story

### [The Thieves and the Cock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-thieves-and-the-cock)

Rejects the Cock's plea, arguing its crowing hinders thieves.

### [The Thief and the Innkeeper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-thief-and-the-innkeeper)

The thief cunningly deceives the innkeeper by pretending to transform into a wolf, using the ruse to steal the innkeeper's coat.

### [The Beekeeper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-beekeeper)

The unseen culprit who steals the honey while the Beekeeper is away.

### [The Butcher and His Customers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-butcher-and-his-customers)

One of the two men who steals the meat and hides it under his companion's cloak.

### [The Miser](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-miser)

The servant who discovers and steals the buried gold.

### [The Woman and the Farmer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-woman-and-the-farmer)

Steals the farmer's oxen while he is away courting the widow.

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