# Maillochon — Short Fiction character guide

> Maillochon in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-short-fiction

## Who they are

A soldier who participates in a grim and humorous prank.

## In the story

### [The Donkey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/the-donkey)

Labouise's partner in poaching; he participates in the donkey's torture and shares in the deception.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/ii)

Referred to as Célestin Maloisel, a tall, lean friend who visits Toine and plays dominoes.

### [Mister Belhomme's Beast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/mister-belhomme-s-beast)

A huge peasant, more beefy than a bull, who advises Belhomme and helps force him to pay the fare.

## Links

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