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Encyclopedia > Dandelion (Watership Down)

Dandelion is a fictional character: a buck rabbit in Richard Adams' novel, Watership Down. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Buck may refer to any of the following: Look up Buck in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ... The name Richard Adams may refer to: Richard Adams, author Richard Adams, founder of Traidcraft Richard Adams, songwriter This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Watership Down For the hill named Watership Down, see Watership Down, Hampshire. ...

In the novel

Dandelion is one of the rabbits who escapes from Sandleford with Hazel's band. He has two particular characteristics: the first is his speed, which is notable even by lapine standards, and is important more than once, the most obvious example being his part in luring the Nuthanger Farm dog up the hill to scatter the Efrafans near the end of the book. Secondly, Dandelion is a gifted storyteller, an ability much prized and respected among rabbits. Hazel is a fictional character, a rabbit in Richard Adams novel Watership Down. ... Efrafa Efrafa is a fictional warren is the novel Watership Down; originally portrayed as a fascist regime. ... For the Jim Henson production, see The Storyteller Storytelling is the art of portraying in words, images, and sounds what has happened in real or imagined events. ...


In the film

Dandelion, voice-acted by Richard O'Callaghan, is considerably less important in the film than he is in the book; there is only one story related in the film, and this is narrated by Frith (Michael Hordern) rather than Dandelion. However, his speed is at least hinted at in that he is the first rabbit to each the top of Watership Down itself, exclaiming: "Come and look! You can see the whole world!" This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sir Michael Hordern (October 3, 1911-May 2, 1995) was a British actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre. ...


In the TV series

In the TV series, Dandelion was played by Phill Jupitus. Phill Jupitus (born March 6, 1962 in Newport, Isle of Wight) is a British comedian. ...



 
 

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