| “ | Good morning, Miss Red. You look like you slept in the barn. | „ |
| ~ The Little Lamb to Rose Red, Fables #27 — "In Like a Lion — Out on the Lam: Chapter Eight, March of the Wooden Soldiers" |
Little Lamb is an animal Fable who lived at the Farm as Mary's beloved companion. It first appears in Fables #24 — "The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wooden Soldiers." The lamb was accidentally killed by Ghost, leaving Mary inconsolable. The lamb's spirit later follows Flycatcher to Haven, where it is given new flesh and blood.
History
The Farm
The Little Lamb is Mary's cherished animal companion,[1] and they both reside at the Farm.[3]
The Little Lamb playfully bounces about in the Farm square as Rose Red emerges from the barn, still groggy from sleep. The lamb comments that Rose appears to have slept in the barn, and Rose confirms it but clarifies that it was only for an hour or two. She explains that she and Weyland Smith had been working on the tractor throughout the night. The lamb doesn't buy her story and starts singing its own version of a well-known nursery rhyme — Rose and Weyland sitting in a tree--kay-eye-ess-ess-eye-en-gee! — to tease Rose about her relationship with Weyland. In response, Rose Red jokingly threatens to turn the lamb into lunch sandwiches.[4]
Following Weyland's death in a fierce battle against the wooden soldiers, Stinky and the lamb spot Rose Red sobbing in the barn. Concerned, the lamb asks her what's troubling her, while Stinky wonders why she's crying. Rose Red confesses that she is grieving for Weyland and misses him dearly.[5]
As Snow White settles into the Farm with her newborn cubs, the lamb joins the multitude of animal Fables who assemble to greet their new neighbor in the Farm square.[6]
Death
One early morning, the lifeless body of the lamb is discovered in the center of the Farm square. After examining the corpse, Doctor Swineheart determines that, like several other victims, the lamb had been suffocated with no visible injuries. He passes the lifeless lamb to Mary, informing her that she can bring it back home with her as there is no need for an autopsy — he won't gain any insight from it. Mary is inconsolable with grief over her companion's death. It is later discovered that the murders were tragic accidents caused by Snow White's zephyr son Ghost.[3]
Resurrection
The lamb's body is surrendered to the depths of the Witching Well. Their ghost is confined in the netherworld below the Witching Well, alongside the spirits of the rest of the individuals who were laid to rest in the well.[7] The lamb is one of the spirits[2] who accompany Flycatcher to the Kingdom of Haven,[8] where they are is given new flesh and blood.[9]
When the Adversary's forces launch an attack on Haven, Flycatcher temporarily releases the lamb and the other ghosts from the constraints of the flesh, allowing them to sow fear and terror among the enemy's ranks in their ghostly form.[2]
Appearances
Fables
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Original source
The Little Lamb is based on the character from the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fairest #31 — "Super-Lamb, the Just Us League of Animals, and Other Unexpected Tails: Chapter Five of The Clamour for Glamour"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fables #67 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Seven: Haven"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fables #33 — "Until the Spring"
- ↑ Fables #24 — "The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wooden Soldiers"
- ↑ Fables #27 — "In Like a Lion — Out on the Lam: Chapter Eight, March of the Wooden Soldiers"
- ↑ Fables #31 — "The Long, Hard Fall"
- ↑ Fables #63 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Four: Home"
- ↑ Fables #65 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Five: Duel"
- ↑ Fables #66 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Six: Envoy"