# The Ram — Russian Folktales character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ram

**First appearance:** 0058-the-animals-winter-quarters

## Who they are

A ram that appears in animal stories, often as a victim or trickster.

## In the story

### [The Wolf and the Tailor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-wolf-and-the-tailor)

A ram who tricks the wolf by offering to jump into his mouth, then butts him hard on the forehead and escapes.

### [The Animals in the Pit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-animals-in-the-pit)

Not present in this chapter.

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

Eldest brother who helps rescue Fílyushka from the Yagá-Búra.

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

Initially boasts about his warm shúba but later seeks shelter and threatens to dislodge the joists.

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