Butt

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Butt is the talking hoopoe bird who serves as a quirky, fast-flying mail carrier and guide in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
fictional character
hoopoe
literary character
talking animal
ability fast flying
talking
appearsIn Haroun and the Sea of Stories NERFINISHED
associatedWith Gup City NERFINISHED
Guppees NERFINISHED
Haroun Khalifa NERFINISHED
Sea of Stories NERFINISHED
basedOn hoopoe from Middle Eastern and Islamic literature
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYearOfWork 1990
genre children's literature
fantasy fiction
languageOfWork English
medium novel
narrativeFunction comic relief
guide on Haroun's journey
helper character
occupation mail carrier in the story world
role guide
mail carrier
species hoopoe
transportMode air
workTitle Haroun and the Sea of Stories NERFINISHED

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Butt the Hoopoe hasName Butt