The Wonderful Adventures of Nils · Character
Crooked-Back
A deformed bird at the bird lake.
minor
First appearance: the big bird lake
Crooked-Back shows up with force in The Nun Moths. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of the four elder elk present at the consultation, Crooked-Back speaks solemnly and asks Karr whether humans know of the forest's desolation.
Crooked-Back first appears in 0040 the big bird lake.
In The Nun Moths: One of the four elder elk present at the consultation, Crooked-Back speaks solemnly and asks Karr whether humans know of the forest's desolation.
Later, in The Big War of the Moths: Crooked-Back is one of the four old elk who confront Grayskin about the crime committed in Liberty Forest.
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Crooked-Back in the big bird lake