# The Weasel — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Weasel in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0008-the-bat-and-the-weasels

## Who they are

A sly predator who tries to catch mice and birds.

## In the story

### [The Bat and the Weasels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-bat-and-the-weasels)

Two different Weasels each have a fixed principle about killing either birds or mice, but are tricked by the Bat's claims.

### [The Mice and the Weasels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-mice-and-the-weasels)

The Weasels are the adversaries who consistently defeat the Mice in battle.

### [The Weasel and the Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-weasel-and-the-man)

Pleads for its life by citing its usefulness in clearing the house of pests.

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