Short Fiction · Character
Hop-Frog
A crippled dwarf jester, forced to drink and mocked by a tyrant king, whose inventive mind quietly turns cruelty into a plan.
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The crippled dwarf jester, forced to drink wine and humiliated by the king, orchestrates a fiery revenge.
Hop-Frog and his fellow captive Trippetta serve a king who delights in humiliating them, especially by forcing wine on the dwarf, for whom it brings near-madness. When the king strikes Trippetta for pleading on his behalf, Hop-Frog's feigned laughter conceals a cold resolve. His talent for invention—the very gift the court demands—becomes the instrument of a revenge that will consume the throne.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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