# Eeyore — The House at Pooh Corner character guide > Eeyore in The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** poor Eeyore, floated Eeyore **First appearance:** 0002-the-house-at-pooh-corner ## Snapshot A gloomy old donkey who has lost his tail, then his house, and would like everyone to be Sorry, though he would never say so directly. ## Who they are Eeyore stands at the edge of the Forest, in his thistly field, announcing that it is snowing and freezing and that no one has seen his house. He protests that he does not complain, then complains at length, and brightens only to mention that there has not been an earthquake lately. His lost house and lost tail become the occasions for the others' kindness, and his melancholy gives the book its tenderest counterweight. ## Relationships ### [Rabbit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/rabbit) _friendship_ Eeyore and Rabbit interact as acquaintances, with Rabbit's practicality clashing with Eeyore's pessimism. ### [Piglet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/piglet) _friendship_ Eeyore and Piglet are gentle friends, with Piglet often showing sympathy for Eeyore's sadness. ### [Christopher Robin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/christopher_robin) _friendship_ Christopher Robin shows consistent kindness to Eeyore, offering comfort and attention. ### [Tigger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/tigger) _friendship_ Eeyore tolerates Tigger's bounciness with weary resignation, but they are friends. ### [Rabbit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/rabbit) _friendship_ Eeyore and Rabbit interact as acquaintances, with Rabbit's practicality clashing with Eeyore's pessimism. ### [Piglet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/piglet) _friendship_ Eeyore and Piglet are gentle friends, with Piglet often showing sympathy for Eeyore's sadness. ### [Christopher Robin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/christopher_robin) _friendship_ Christopher Robin shows consistent kindness to Eeyore, offering comfort and attention. ### [Piglet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/piglet) _friendship_ Eeyore and Piglet are gentle friends, with Piglet often showing sympathy for Eeyore's sadness. ### [Rabbit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/rabbit) _friendship_ Eeyore and Rabbit interact as acquaintances, with Rabbit's practicality clashing with Eeyore's pessimism. ### [Christopher Robin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/christopher_robin) _friendship_ Christopher Robin shows consistent kindness to Eeyore, offering comfort and attention. ### [Tigger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/tigger) _friendship_ Eeyore tolerates Tigger's bounciness with weary resignation, but they are friends. ### [Tigger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/characters/tigger) _friendship_ Eeyore tolerates Tigger's bounciness with weary resignation, but they are friends. ## In the story ### [The House at Pooh Corner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/the-house-at-pooh-corner) Eeyore's characteristic gloom is present, reflecting the melancholic tone of the chapter. ### [In Which a House Is Built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/i-in-which-a-house-is-built-at-pooh-corner-for-eeyore) Eeyore discovers his house missing and later accepts the new house as his own, crediting the wind and his own 'brains and hard work.' ### [In Which Tigger Comes to the Forest and Has Breakfast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/ii-in-which-tigger-comes-to-the-forest-and-has-breakfast) Eeyore meets Tigger, offers thistles from his birthday patch, and asks Tigger not to bounce near his lunch. ### [III: In Which a Search Is Organdized, and Piglet Nearly Meets the Heffalump Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/iii-in-which-a-search-is-organdized-and-piglet-nearly-meets-the-heffalump-again) Eeyore is encountered by Rabbit two days later, still looking for Small, and reacts bitterly upon learning Small was already found. ### [In Which It Is Shown That Tiggers Don't Climb Trees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/iv-in-which-it-is-shown-that-tiggers-don-t-climb-trees) Eeyore accompanies Christopher Robin, offers pessimistic commentary, and ends up at the bottom of the pile when Tigger falls. ### [In Which Rabbit Has a Busy Day, and We Learn What Christopher Robin Does in the Mornings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/v-in-which-rabbit-has-a-busy-day-and-we-learn-what-christopher-robin-does-in-the-mornings) Found arranging sticks into the letter 'A' and sternly explains its meaning to Piglet. ### [In Which Pooh Invents a New Game and Eeyore Joins In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/vi-in-which-pooh-invents-a-new-game-and-eeyore-joins-in) Floats in the river after being bounced by Tigger, and is eventually rescued by his friends. ### [In Which Piglet Does a Very Grand Thing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/viii-in-which-piglet-does-a-very-grand-thing) Visited by Pooh and Piglet; his house is still standing, much to his disappointment. ### [In Which Eeyore Finds the Wolery and Owl Moves Into It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/ix-in-which-eeyore-finds-the-wolery-and-owl-moves-into-it) Finds the Wolery for Owl, though it is actually Piglet's house, and feels left out of conversations. ### [X: In Which Christopher Robin and Pooh Come to an Enchanted Place, and We Leave Them There](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_at_pooh_corner_se/chapters/x-in-which-christopher-robin-and-pooh-come-to-an-enchanted-place-and-we-leave-them-there) Eeyore proposes the resolution and reads a poem he wrote about Christopher Robin's departure, then leaves abruptly. ## 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