Portly

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Portly is the young otter child in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," known for getting lost and prompting a heartfelt search by the main characters.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf child character
fictional character
otter
ageGroup young child
appearsIn The Wind in the Willows
associatedWithCharacter Badger
Mole
Rat
Toad
basedOnWork The Wind in the Willows
childOf Otter
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Kenneth Grahame
fictionalUniverse The Wind in the Willows
surface form: "The Wind in the Willows universe"
firstAppearance The Wind in the Willows
surface form: "The Wind in the Willows (1908)"
gender male
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Edwardian literature
narrativeFunction to evoke themes of parental love and concern
notableFor getting lost by the river
prompting a search by the main characters
relative Otter
rescuedBy Mole
Rat
rescuedWithHelpFrom Pan
role supporting character
setting riverbank
species otter
workGenre children's novel

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Otter hasChild Portly
subject surface form: "Otter (The Wind in the Willows)"

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