# The Old Man — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Old Man in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** An Old Man, Man

**First appearance:** 0262-the-old-man-and-death

## Who they are

An elderly human who calls upon Death to end his suffering.

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