The little Ducks: they look jus like a lot of yellow canaries.(He represents the upper class because of the way he talks and his gentlemanliness, and obviously because of his smartness) The Green Linnet: he was a little bird with tiny wings.(She represents the middle class because she tries to teach her children how to be part of the upper class, and she isn't an illiterate animal so she might be in the middle class) The Duck: She was pure white with real red legs.(He represents the lower class because of the way he lives and also the place, and obviously because of what represents a rat in society) The water−rat: he was old, and he had bright beady eyes and stiff grey whiskers and his tail was like a long bit of black India−rubber.
First Story: Main Characters: Each one of these characters represents different social classes. As in the second one, the mood is somehow disloyalty, false friendship, etc. Atmosphere: The mood that surrounds the first story is somehow a kind of selfishness for part of the water−rat. But the concrete story takes just some days, in spring. The second whole story last some months, because it says that the winter went by. The house of the Miller: is described as our warm fire, and our good supper, and our great cask of red wine. The house of Hans: is described as a tiny cottage with a garden, In all the country−side there was no garden so lovely. The action last just some minutes, but in the middle of this first story, there is the second one. Setting: The first story takes place in a pond, where the Water−rat, the Duck and the Linnet speak. 
Theme: The main theme in this story is friendship. The Devoted Friend By Oscar Wilde ELEMENTS OF THE SHORT STORY:
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