Animal characters usually exhibit what you've described. Stereotypes regarding animals such as the lion being courageous or the fox being sly are usually found as traits of the characters themselves when created as anthropomorphic characters.
He wasn't intellectually gifted but he was not necessarily a fool
Helen and Tom have received permission to take Ruth<span> and their other friends to </span>Snow Camp<span> for the latter part of their winter break</span>
It created Gothic literature.
I think the answer is thimble
