| The Fox and the Cat | |
|---|---|
| The Adventures of Pinocchio characters | |
 The Fox and the Cat as drawn by Enrico Mazzanti | |
| First appearance | The Adventures of Pinocchio |
| Created by | Carlo Collodi |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Fox (The Fox) Cat (The Cat) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Con artists |
| Nationality | Italian |
The Fox and the Cat (Italian: il Gatto e la Volpe, lit. 'the Cat and the Fox') are a pair of fictional characters and the main antagonists, along with The Coachman and The Terrible Dogfish, of Italian writer Carlo Collodi's 1883 book Le avventure di Pinocchio (The Adventures of Pinocchio). They are depicted as poor con artists who hoodwink Pinocchio and attempt to murder him.[1] They pretend to be disabled: the Fox lame and the Cat blind. The Fox appears to be more intelligent than the Cat, who usually limits himself to repeating the Fox's words.
- ^ Rich, Nathaniel (2011-10-24). "Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio: Why is the original Pinocchio subjected to such sadistic treatment?". Slate.com. Retrieved 2015-07-01.