The Complete Fables | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Aesop - This character was a Greek slave and worked as a clerk for his owners.

Zeus - This character is very sensitive to criticism.

The Fox - This character is an animal who is cunning and intelligent.

The Lion - This character is an animal who has a very contradictory nature.

The Jackdaw - This character is a bird who is an outsider throughout the fables.

The Ploughman - This character represent the simple everyday man in the fables who is at the whim of fate.

The Shepherd - This character is...
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