# The Babe — School Stories character guide

> The Babe in School Stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Babe

**First appearance:** 0002-now-talking-about-cricket

## Snapshot

A younger schoolboy whose boyish awkwardness becomes the sport of a learned lady visitor and the amused affection of his older friends.

## Who they are

The Babe endures Miss Beezley's merciless literary interrogations — Browning, Sordello, and the Pied Piper — with choking blushes and hollow laughter, while his carving of a chicken becomes a public ordeal. Yet he is no mere victim: he runs with Charteris, keeps training discipline, and quietly absorbs the social codes of Merevale. His earnestness and vulnerability make him the reader's tender entry point into the school's comic hierarchies.

## In the story

### [Harrison's Slight Error](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/harrison-s-slight-error)

Mentioned as part of the school community.

### [The Babe and the Dragon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/the-babe-and-the-dragon)

The protagonist, a skilled Scottish centre three-quarter, deciding between houses and dreading Miss Beezley's company.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/i)

Present during the conversation after the football match; tosses for first bath.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/iii)

Anxious about the final House-match; insists on training; drags Charteris out for a run; warns Charteris against entering a risky race.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/iv)

Tries to dissuade Charteris from his plan, explaining the risks.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned in Charteris's thoughts regarding football style.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/school_stories_se/chapters/vi)

Discusses the House match with Charteris; concerned about Charteris's potential absence and the team's success.

## Links

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