Chief Weasel

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Chief Weasel is a villainous, scheming weasel who leads a gang of stoats and weasels in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropomorphic animal
fictional character
literary character
villain
alignment villainous
appearsIn The Wind in the Willows
surface form: Kenneth Grahame’s novel "The Wind in the Willows"

The Wind in the Willows
appearsInAdaptation stage musical versions of "The Wind in the Willows"
various "The Wind in the Willows" cartoons
associatedWithLocation Toad Hall
basedOnWorkBy Kenneth Grahame
belongsToFictionalUniverse The Wind in the Willows universe
characterType comic relief villain
conflict struggle for control of Toad Hall
createdBy Kenneth Grahame
enemyOf Badger
Mole
Rat
Toad
firstAppearance The Wind in the Willows
surface form: "The Wind in the Willows" (1908)
goal maintaining control over his gang
seizing Toad Hall
hasAdaptation film adaptations of "The Wind in the Willows"
stage adaptations of "The Wind in the Willows"
television adaptations of "The Wind in the Willows"
hasOccupation gang leader
inspiredByTradition British animal fable villains
languageOfWork English
leaderOf gang of stoats and weasels
literaryGenre animal fantasy
children’s literature
medium novel
memberOf the Wild Wooders
morality selfish
narrativeFunction comic villain
notableTrait bullying
cowardly
scheming
oftenDepictedAs wearing rough or disreputable clothing
participatesIn takeover of Toad Hall
roleInStory antagonist
settingOfActivity The Wild Wood
surface form: Wild Wood
species weasel
targetOf Toad’s attempt to reclaim Toad Hall
threatens social order along the River Bank

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