# Bowser the Hound — Green Forest Stories character guide

> Bowser the Hound in Green Forest Stories by Thornton W. Burgess.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bowser

**First appearance:** 0022-xx-lightfoot-hears-a-dreadful-sound

## Who they are

A baying hound dog who chases Lightfoot through the forest.

## In the story

### [Lightfoot Hears a Dreadful Sound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xx-lightfoot-hears-a-dreadful-sound)

Bowser is implied as the hound whose baying strikes terror into Lightfoot.

### [How Lightfoot Got Rid of the Hounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxi-how-lightfoot-got-rid-of-the-hounds)

The hounds (including Bowser) are the pursuers, trailing Lightfoot by scent and driving him to the river.

### [Lightfoot Finds a Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/xxiii-lightfoot-finds-a-friend)

Implied as one of the hounds that chased Lightfoot to the riverbank, their barking draws the hunter.

### [Farmer Brown's Boy Becomes Acquainted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iii-farmer-brown-s-boy-becomes-acquainted)

Leaves the sugar-house with Farmer Brown, allowing Whitefoot to come out.

### [Whitefoot Grows Anxious](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/iv-whitefoot-grows-anxious)

Present in the sugar-house but pays no attention to Whitefoot.

### [A Very Careless Jump](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/vi-a-very-careless-jump)

Bowser the Hound is recognized by Whitefoot as a friend who helps keep enemies away.

### [The Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/green_forest_stories_se/chapters/viii-the-rescue)

Mentioned as being with Farmer Brown and his boy; not present during the rescue.

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