# The Boss-Woss — Nonsense Books character guide

> The Boss-Woss in Nonsense Books by Edward Lear.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Blue Boss-Woss

**First appearance:** 0091-one-hundred-nonsense-pictures-and-rhymes

## Who they are

A creature who appears in a nonsense rhyme.

## In the story

### [Chapter XI: The History of the Seven Young Fishes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nonsense_books_se/chapters/chapter-xi-the-history-of-the-seven-young-fishes)

The bright-blue Boss-Woss that leads the fishes into the mud.

### [Chapter XII: Of What Occurred Subsequently](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nonsense_books_se/chapters/chapter-xii-of-what-occurred-subsequently)

Celebrates with the others after the deaths of the young animals.

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