  We present a number of examples to illustrate the use of small quotient
dessins as substitutes for their often much larger and more complicated Galois
(minimal regular) covers. In doing so we employ several useful group-theoretic
techniques, such as the Frobenius character formula for counting triples in a
finite group, pointing out some common traps and misconceptions associated with
them. Although our examples are all chosen from Hurwitz curves and groups, they
are relevant to dessins of any type.
