# The Wolf — Russian Folktales character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wolf, Mr. Wolf

**First appearance:** 0012-the-wolf-and-the-tailor

## Who they are

A hungry wolf often outwitted by other animals or humans.

## In the story

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

A hungry wolf who is commanded by Christ to eat a mare, a ram, and a tailor, but is outwitted each time and ultimately torn apart by his own pack.

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

Joins the pig on the journey, falls into the pit, and is eaten after being judged to have the fattest voice.

### [The Poor Widow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-poor-widow)

A grey wolf who asks Christ for food and is sent to take the widow's cow.

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