Character List

Cavall The Wart's favorite hound, cared for by the Dog Boy.

Archimedes Merlyn's owl, who teaches the Wart to fly before sending him off to live with the wild geese.

Mr. P. A tyrannical perch who lords over all the fish in the moat of the Castle of the Forest Sauvage.

Cully A favorite hawk of the Wart and Kay; when the Wart becomes a hawk, he learns that Cully is a colonel among the hawks and has a violent temper.

Balan and Balin Two falcons who befriend the Wart when he becomes a hawk.

Madam A falcon in charge of the mews who interrogates the Wart.

Lyo-lyok A wild goose who teaches the Wart about migration; she is shocked to hear the Wart speak so nonchalantly about war.

The badger The last animal the Wart befriends, the badger is a philosopher who reads the thesis for his doctor's degree to him: It explores why Man has been given, by God, the Order of Dominion over all other animals.


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