| “ | This is execution day up at the Farm. The revolution's ringleaders should be receiving the wages of their crimes, even as we speak. | „ |
| ~ Bigby Wolf to Snow White |
"Twilight of the Dogs: Part Five of Animal Farm" is the tenth story in Fables, with a cover date of April 2003. It was published on February 12, 2003.[1]
Publisher's summary
"Animal Farm," Part 5 of 5. The revolt at the Farm has been suppressed, the revolutionaries quelled. Goldilocks remains on the loose since her seemingly fatal shooting but the rest of the dissidents have been tried and sentenced. The executioner's axe is sharp and swift as the Fables learn what true justice means.[1]
Plot
Snow wakes up at a hospital next to Bigby who tells her that she's been in a coma for six weeks. Two weeks later the residents of the Farm are convicted of high treason except Reynald the Fox. Months later, Snow leaves the hospital, while at the Farm the pigs are executed for their crimes. Snow leaves the hospital and arrives home. More months later, Weyland arrives and considers Snow idea of uses mundy weapons to retake the Homelands. After taking to Snow, Rose Red finally reveals why she hates Snow, because she is much more popular than her. Rose Red becomes the new administrator of the Farm as she turns the giants into pigs and the dragon into a raven.
Appearances
Characters
- The Adversary (mentioned)
- Bigby Wolf
- "The Big Sleepers"
- Clarathea ("Clara") (first identified)
- Johnny, Donny and Lonny (first identified as Johnny, Donny and Lonny)
- Billy Goat
- Bluebeard
- Boy Blue
- Br'er Gator
- Br'er Rabbit
- Bufkin
- Chicken Little
- Dickory
- The Dish and the Spoon
- Doctor Swineheart (first appearance; voice only)
- Duck
- Goldilocks (mentioned)
- The Hare
- Hope (first appearance; masquerading as Colin)
- Jack Ketch (first appearance)
- King Cole
- King Noble
- "The Kipling group"
- Bagheera
- King Louie (first identified as King Louie)
- Ladybug
- Mail mouse
- Mister Sunflower
- Mr. Mole
- Mr. Toad
- Nurse Spratt (first mentioned, indirectly)
- Piglet (first appearance)
- Playing cards
- Prince Charming
- Red Cap the Troll
- Reynard the Fox
- Rose Red
- Snow White
- "Stinky"
- The Three Bears
- Three Blind Mice
- Leland
- Prescott
- Thaddeus
- Three Little Pigs
- Trusty John
- Walrus
- Weyland Smith
- Winnie-the-Pooh (first appearance)
Fictional species
Multispecies
Species
- Dragon
- Flying monkey
- Giant
- Great Power (first appearance) (Hope masquerading as Colin)
- Redcap
- Troll (bridge troll)
Items
Locations
- Homelands (flashback)
- Mundane world
- New York City
- Fabletown
- Knights of Malta Hospital (first appearance)
- The Woodland Luxury Apartments
- Business Office
- The chapel (first appearance)
- Guest rooms (first mentioned)
- Business Office
- Fabletown
- The Farm
- Main village
- Blacksmith's forge
- Main house
- The square
- The Three Little Pigs' house (mentioned)
- Main village
- New York City
Other
Trivia
When Snow White meets the beheaded form of Colin Pig in limbo, she asks if they're both dead. Colin answers, "Considering my condition, I certainly hope so," foreshadowing the mysterious figure's true identity: Hope.
Continuity
- Snow White meets Colin Pig in limbo. The real identity of the mysterious figure is touched upon in Fables #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red" and finally revealed in Fables #106 — "Downfall: Chapter Five of Super—Team," which reveals that the figure is actually Hope.
- The full story behind Rose Red's resentment toward Snow and how Rose seduced Prince Charming and ruined Snow's marriage is explored in Fables #96 — "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chapter Three of Rose Red" and Fables #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red."
See also