# Toad — Short Fiction character guide

> Toad in Short Fiction by Jonas Lie.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** stout Toad

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Snapshot

A hulking servant girl whose freakish strength with train-oil hogsheads wins her master's favor and a permanent seat by the fire.

## Who they are

Toad astonishes the household by hauling hogsheads of train-oil from the boats into the shop, and the general dealer's delighted laughter buys her a lifetime of idleness. She trades that strength for small tyrannies — pilfered syrup, gobbled porridge, sly ogling whenever her master passes through the door — while her mistress watches the sugar-pot dwindle. Her comic, unsettling presence exposes how favoritism and appetite quietly govern the household's economy.

## Relationships

### [The General Dealer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_32_se/characters/the_general_dealer)

_professional_

The General Dealer employs Toad as a loyal but often exploited assistant in shady transactions.

### [Her Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_32_se/characters/her_master)

_professional_

Her Master commands Toad as a servant, often treating him with cold authority and disdain.

### [The General Dealer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_32_se/characters/the_general_dealer)

_professional_

The General Dealer employs Toad as a loyal but often exploited assistant in shady transactions.

### [Her Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_32_se/characters/her_master)

_professional_

Her Master commands Toad as a servant, often treating him with cold authority and disdain.

## In the story

### [It's Me](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_32_se/chapters/it-s-me)

Toad uses her strength and flattery to gain favor with the general dealer, taking over the household and shop, but her greed and poor management cause problems.

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