# The Goose — Russian Folktales character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Goose, Geese

**First appearance:** 0071-christ-and-the-geese

## Who they are

Geese that sometimes carry children or appear in magical tales.

## In the story

### [The Dun Cow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-dun-cow)

The form into which Márya is transformed by her stepmother; she flies as a goose to nurse her child.

### [Chufíl-Fílyushka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/chuf-l-f-lyushka)

Geese that lend Fílyushka their wings to fly home.

### [The Animals’ Winter Quarters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-animals-winter-quarters)

Says he will sleep on one wing and cover with the other, then threatens to pluck moss from the walls.

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