# Morio — Penguin Island character guide

> Morio in Penguin Island by Anatole France.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0035-book-iv-trinco

## Who they are

A minor character in the medieval or later sections.

## In the story

### [IV: The First Assembly of the Estates of Penguinia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/iv-the-first-assembly-of-the-estates-of-penguinia)

A wealthy labourer who argues against taxing the rich proportionally, advocating for a consumption tax instead.

### [The Dragon of Alca](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/x-the-dragon-of-alca)

Morio's wall is scaled by the dragon in the village of Anis.

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