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The Owl and the Nightingale

Book cover of The Owl and the Nightingale
The Owl and the NightingaleSimon Armitage

Characters in The Owl and the Nightingale

2 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • The Nightingale

    A graceful nightingale who defends the beauty of her song against the owl's boasts.

Antagonists

  • The Owl

    A pompous, self-aggrandising owl who argues that his own screeching is superior to the nightingale's song.

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