The main characters from this fairy tale are: PO- the great panda, Master Shifu- the red panda, Tigress- the Chinese tiger, Mantis- the Chinese praying mantis, Viper- the common crane, Crane- the Manchurian crane, Monkey- the golden roxelana, Tai Lung- the snow irbis, Master- the elephant tortoise, Commander- the Javan rhinoceros, and Zeng- the swan goose.