# Owl — Winnie-the-Pooh character guide

> Owl in Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-in-which-pooh-goes-visiting-and-gets-into-a-tight-place

## Who they are

A self-appointed sage of the Hundred Acre Wood who spells his own name Wol and dispenses wisdom with great confidence and doubtful accuracy.

## Relationships

### [Winnie-the-Pooh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/characters/winnie_the_pooh)

_friendship_

Owl is Pooh's pompous but well-meaning friend, often offering overly complicated advice.

### [Christopher Robin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/characters/christopher_robin)

_friendship_

Christopher Robin tolerates Owl's long-winded stories and treats him as a respected elder.

### [Winnie-the-Pooh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/characters/winnie_the_pooh)

_friendship_

Owl is Pooh's pompous but well-meaning friend, often offering overly complicated advice.

### [Winnie-the-Pooh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/characters/winnie_the_pooh)

_friendship_

Owl is Pooh's pompous but well-meaning friend, often offering overly complicated advice.

### [Christopher Robin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/characters/christopher_robin)

_friendship_

Christopher Robin tolerates Owl's long-winded stories and treats him as a respected elder.

### [Christopher Robin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/characters/christopher_robin)

_friendship_

Christopher Robin tolerates Owl's long-winded stories and treats him as a respected elder.

## In the story

### [In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/chapters/iv-in-which-eeyore-loses-a-tail-and-pooh-finds-one)

Owl lives at The Chestnuts and attempts to explain the 'customary procedure' for finding lost items, but inadvertently reveals he has been using Eeyore's tail as a bell-rope.

### [In Which Eeyore Has a Birthday and Gets Two Presents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/chapters/vi-in-which-eeyore-has-a-birthday-and-gets-two-presents)

Helps Pooh by writing 'A Happy Birthday' on the pot, though his spelling is comically inaccurate.

### [In Which Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition to the North Pole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/chapters/viii-in-which-christopher-robin-leads-an-expotition-to-the-north-pole)

Joins the expedition and offers superior commentary.

### [In Which Piglet Is Entirely Surrounded by Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/chapters/ix-in-which-piglet-is-entirely-surrounded-by-water)

Owl visits Piglet during the flood and tells a long story, nearly causing Piglet to fall into the water.

### [In Which Christopher Robin Gives Pooh a Party, and We Say Goodbye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winnie_the_pooh_se/chapters/x-in-which-christopher-robin-gives-pooh-a-party-and-we-say-goodbye)

Delivers invitations to the party.

## Links

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