It could be all of the family members together. In a family story, each member contributes to the overall narrative. There might be a mischievous younger child who adds some humor, hard - working parents who hold the family together, and siblings with their own unique relationships and rivalries that make up the rich tapestry of the 'the apple family story'.
As I haven't read the story, I don't know the main characters in 'the apple family short story'.
There could be a little girl or boy as a main character in the 'the apple star story'. They might discover an apple with a special connection to a star. Or perhaps it's just the apple itself and a magical creature that lives in the star and they interact throughout the story.
Maybe it's an old farmer. The farmer could be the main character who, while tending to his apple orchard, discovers the unique star - like pattern in one of his apples. And this discovery could change his perspective on his work or life in some way, like making him more appreciative of the small beauties in nature that he's been overlooking all these years.
Since I don't know the exact 'star in the apple story', I can't say for sure. But it could be a little girl or boy who discovers the star in the apple.
It could be an old farmer who grows the apples that are used in the Christmas celebration in the story. He might have a special connection to the apples and the Christmas spirit. Also, there could be a group of children who are excited about the Christmas apples and they play a major role in the story.
Since we don't know the specific 'star of the apple story', it could be a young child as the main character who discovers the star in the apple.
The girl is the main focus. But perhaps there's an old wise person in the story. This person could give the girl advice about what to do with the apple, like whether to keep it, share it, or plant the seeds. So this old wise person would also be an important character in the context of the story.
I'm not sure as the details about the story aren't given, but it could be a person who discovers the worm in the apple and maybe someone else who is affected by this discovery.
Often in such a story, the old apple tree is a central character. There might also be a gardener or an owner who has taken care of the tree over the years. They would be important characters as they have a relationship with the tree, perhaps they planted it, watered it, and watched it grow old. The story could also include insects that live on the tree, like bees that come for the apple blossoms. All these could be main characters depending on how the story unfolds.
The main character is of course the bad apple. But there could be other characters like the wise old tree in the orchard that gives advice to the good apples on how to deal with the bad one. And also, there could be some little bugs or birds that interact with the apples and are witnesses to the bad apple's actions.