# The Tramp — Short Fiction character guide > The Tramp in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov. **Role:** minor **First appearance:** 0000-a-living-chattel ## Who they are A wandering figure who appears in a story. ## In the story ### [Fat and Thin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/fat-and-thin) The fat man, Misha, a Privy Councillor, who is initially warm but becomes sickened by his friend's sycophancy. ### [The Album](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-album) The titular councillor who presents the album to Zhmyhov and is kissed by him. ### [Oysters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/oysters) A poor, shabbily dressed man who has been unsuccessfully seeking work in Moscow for five months and finally attempts to beg for alms. ### [Boots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/boots) The waiter who drunkenly misplaced Murkin's boots, causing the central mix-up. ### [Malingerers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/malingerers) A neighboring landowner who feigns a miraculous cure to extract gifts and aid from Marfa Petrovna. ### [A Dead Body](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-dead-body) A young peasant with thick black eyebrows, who chides Syoma for his foolishness and later escorts the pilgrim. ### [Overdoing It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/overdoing-it) Klim, the peasant driver, is a sturdy, sullen, pockmarked man in a tattered smock and bark-shoes. He is initially calm but becomes terrified by the surveyor's boasts, fleeing into the forest. ### [The Witch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-witch) The postman's driver, who carries the mailbags and sword, speaks little and sits in the outer room smoking. ### [A Gentleman Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-gentleman-friend) A dentist and converted Jew, formerly a drinking companion of Vanda's, who fails to recognize her in her humble dress and extracts her tooth without compassion. ### [A Day in the Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-day-in-the-country) The homeless cobbler who selflessly helps the children, showing tenderness and wisdom despite his drunken appearance. ### [A Troublesome Visitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-troublesome-visitor) Artyom, the forester, is a fearful and superstitious old man who has lived in the hut for thirty years; he is terrified of wicked men and refuses to assist the woman crying for help, leading to a bitter confrontation with the hunter. ### [The First-Class Passenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-first-class-passenger) The vis-à-vis passenger who listens to the engineer's story. ### [Dreams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/dreams) A frail, sickly man who refuses to remember his name; reveals he was a convict for murder and dreams of a free life in Siberia. ### [Darkness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/darkness) An old man in a woman's jacket who advises Kirila to go to the permanent member of the rural board, Mr. Sineokov. ### [An Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/an-adventure) The cabdriver narrator, who tells the story of his father's murder and his own descent into drunkenness and poverty. ### [In the Coach-House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/in-the-coach-house) The deceased lodger who shot himself in the head; described as a nice, white-skinned, black-haired gentleman. ### [The Pipe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-pipe) Luka the Poor is the old shepherd who plays the pipe and shares his observations on the decline of nature and humanity. ### [The Post](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-post) The driver Semyon Glazov, who smokes a short pipe and struggles with a restless tracehorse that causes the horses to bolt. ### [The Lion and the Sun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-lion-and-the-sun) A Persian magnate visiting the town, whom Kutsyn entertains in hopes of obtaining the order. ### [VII: An Unsuccessful Debut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/vii-an-unsuccessful-debut) Luka Alexandritch, the drunken carpenter, and his son Fedyushka recognize Kashtanka in the audience and call her back. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii) The artist, another companion, joins in theatrical banter and hums a song. ### [In Exile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/in-exile) A young, ill, and homesick Tatar ferryman, longing for his wife and home in Simbirsk, struggling with the harsh realities of exile. ### [The Head-Gardener's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-head-gardener-s-story) The vagrant accused of murdering the doctor, found with the doctor's belongings and a blood-stained shirt, but acquitted by the judges. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv) Not present in this chapter. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/i) Vasilisa's husband, a thin old man who trusts blindly. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/the_tramp - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters