BODY BIOGRAPHY OF THE BRAHMAN,

THE THIEF, AND THE GHOST

A Story from the Panchatantra

What is the story about?

This story from Panchatantra is about a Brahman,
a thief and a ghost (demon in other versions). A
ghost and a thief team up, with the plan that the
thief will steal the Brahman's calves and the ghost
will eat the Brahman. In the process, they create a
racket and the Brahman wakes up, and chases the
ghost and the thief away

Meet the characters:

THE BRAHMAN
The Protagonist ; Poor
yet hardworking

THE THIEF
The Antagonist ; Clever
yet greedy and evil

THE GHOST
Another Antagonist ;
Hungry and selfish
 CHARACTER ANALYSIS:
THE BRAHMAN

A poor yet hardworking old man

BRIEF BACKGROUND: APPEARANCE: QUOTES:

The Brahman is He has no lines in the
The Brahman lived on presents (it
described as a poor story, however, his
means that he doesn't have any and dirty old man in most notable move is
plans for the future), he lived a life the story, despite his when he said his
without luxury, not even with fine physical
PRAYER to his
clothes, perfumes, jewelries and characteristics, he is
favorite God which
hard working and a
such, thus, one day somebody saved his life from
religious person who
pitied him and gave him two calves believes in God the Ghost

He wears a wool hat

to get through a
His clothes are
windy day or night
shabby
while feeding his two
calves
Color of his
eyes are black

He has a long beard

His face is dirty
that covers his head
as heat, cold,
almost like a
rain, and the like
lumberjack
had dried it up

His nose is
pointy
Behind his
clothes, his
Nails are long and body is hairy
untrimmed just like
his beard

He uses a club or cane for

protecting his two calves
which he will eventually
use to protect the two
cows from the THIEF in the
latter part of the story

His clothes
are ripped
His shoes are and dirty
covered in dirt

STRENGTHS: PERSONALITY: THOUGHTS ABOUT INNER-SELF:

He believes in God and
easily defeats evil
spirits like the Ghost in
the story
He's brave particularly
against evil people like
the THIEF
He's compassionate
about protecting and
raising his two calves
Despite the hardship he's
going through, the Brahman Though it was not mentioned in
is described as a kind,
virtuous, and religious the book, the Brahman's only
person and also has
compassion for his two
goal was to obviously raise and
calves take good care of his two calves,
GOALS: thus, giving us an impression
Keep his two calves
in good health
that he believes that despite the
Live a good life lifestyle he's living, he can be a
despite the hardship
he has to go through
good owner to his two calves
 CHARACTER ANALYSIS:
THE THIEF

A clever yet greedy and evil man

BRIEF BACKGROUND: APPEARANCE: QUOTES:

In the story, it has been revealed The Thief is "I am a thief, and
described as an evil my acts are cruel.
that the Thief had been stalking on man with rough and I am on my way to
the Brahman, thus, seeing that the wrinkly skin, from steal two cows
Brahman's cows or calves are the name of his so- from a Brahman"
healthy and plump, he decided to called occupation, all
he does is to steal "Brahman, this is
steal the calves probably to make a a ghost who
and cause harm to
profit out of it which is something other people every- wishes to eat
that he usually does as a thief day you"

He wears a cape to
hide his identity
His face is
oleaginous and
wrinkly, signifying Color of the eyes
that he might be are black and are
around his mid always alert for
40's, 50's, or even any by-passers or
60's witnesses

His nose He has a sword

He has a bag for whenever he
is pointy
when he steals needs to cut
material items something or fight
like gold or any someone
jewelry

He has a rope to
He wears
climb over houses
gloves to
or as a tool to steal
get a good
anything
grip on the
things he
steals or
for when he
climbs
slippery
surfaces

Additional sword
in case the first
one is broken or
Another lost
additional sword
for fighting

STRENGTHS: PERSONALITY: THOUGHTS ABOUT INNER-SELF:

From the name itself, the The Thief believes that since he's had
Overpowering people Thief is described as an
that he stole from prior evil and cruel person who
much success in the past, he can steal
to the Brahman steals and causes harm the Brahman's two cows, also, by
Stealing materialistic to others as his way of stealing the Brahman's two cows he
things and other living. Moreover, he also
performed suspicious
could make a profit by selling it or see
valuables from
innocent people and intolerable actions the Brahman go crazy in his liking.
such as lying and Considering the fact that his goal is to
Manipulating people tricking people
into doing something steal the two cows from the Brahman,
that he favors or likes
GOALS: it gives us the impression that the
Possibly scamming or Steal the Brahman's Thief was determined and somehow
tricking innocent two cows felt triumphant for the plan until he
people or civilians that Steal from other
he comes across met the Ghost who also has an evil
innocent people he
comes across plan plotted towards the Brahman
 CHARACTER ANALYSIS:
THE GHOST with the name "Truthful"

A hungry and selfish creature

BRIEF BACKGROUND: APPEARANCE:

The Ghost is described
QUOTES:
Just as the Thief is going to execute "I am a ghost
as a blue and genie-like
his plan, the Ghost is introduced, it creature. While in some named Truthful. It
has been revealed that his name is other versions, the is now your turn
"Truthful" and he only has one meal genie is replaced by a to explain
"MONSTER". However, yourself"
every three days, thus, he planned it was universally
on eating the Brahman. Despite accepted that the "Brahman, this is
having different goals with the Thief, Ghost is blue in color, the thief that
muscular, and looks wishes to steal
the Ghost was delighted that he and similar to like a genie
the Thief was on the same page your two cows"

Head is bald

Ears are pointy

Eyes are either
black or green,
Nose is long (signifies the mood
and thick of the Ghost )

The genie's
current mood
is RAVENOUS
He has a black
since he only
goatee
eats every 3
days

He has big
muscles and
big arms

He has no legs
since he's a
ghost
(Most ghosts in
Indian and
Arab literature
are known to
Face is clean and
look like
no wrinkle or single
Opposite of the Brahman, the genies)
sign of aging
Ghost is hairless

STRENGTHS: PERSONALITY: THOUGHTS ABOUT INNER-SELF:

The Ghost is described as a
Eating people selfish and ravenous person The Ghost believed that he's skilled
at times. He is usually known enough on eating the Brahman without
Scaring people into for being selfish and violent,
eating them this is because he eats his making a noise, furthermore, by eating
victims, since he only eats the Brahman, he believed that he can be
Traumatizing people by one meal every three days,
well-fed for another 3 days, however,
his selfishness was revealed
intimidating them or
when he comes across the when he comes across the Thief, both of
scaring them Thief and both debated on
who should go first on doing
them got into a debate on who should go
Tricking people into their errands or plans first to execute their plan against the
believing lies against the Brahman
Brahman, both of which having SELF-EGO,
Bringing evil spirits to the Ghost believed that he should go first
people's houses
GOALS:
since if the Thief attempts to steal the
Eat the Brahman and
Causing harm to cows, the cows would create a racket,
any person he wants
people and to other thus, waking up the Brahman, however,
local communities Bring evil spirits into
their loud debate would result to the end of
Eat any living organism the locals' houses
their mission immediately
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