# The Jackal — Indian Fairy Tales character guide

> The Jackal in Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jackal

**First appearance:** 0011-the-tiger-the-brahman-and-the-jackal

## Who they are

A clever jackal who outwits a tiger.

## In the story

### [The Lambikin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-lambikin)

The first predator to meet Lambikin and the only one who sees through the drumikin disguise.

### [The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-tiger-the-brahman-and-the-jackal)

The clever jackal outwits the tiger by feigning confusion and tricking it back into the cage.

### [The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/ix-the-tiger-the-brahman-and-the-jackal)

Acts as the cunning judge who outwits the tiger and rescues the Brahman.

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