# The Fool — Russian Folktales character guide

> The Fool in Russian Folktales by A. N. Afanasyev.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-the-dun-cow

## Who they are

A simpleton who succeeds through luck or innocence.

## In the story

### [The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Crystal Apple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-tale-of-the-silver-saucer-and-the-crystal-apple)

The youngest daughter, called the Little Fool, who receives the silver saucer and crystal apple and is killed by her sisters.

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