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Understanding Fables and Their Purpose

Fables are short stories that usually feature animals and use them to convey a moral lesson. They are intended to teach readers through examples and experiences of the anthropomorphized animal characters. Key features include using animals as main characters with human traits, and providing a moral or message at the end. Fables can be used for satire and criticism as well as teaching children life lessons.

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Understanding Fables and Their Purpose

Fables are short stories that usually feature animals and use them to convey a moral lesson. They are intended to teach readers through examples and experiences of the anthropomorphized animal characters. Key features include using animals as main characters with human traits, and providing a moral or message at the end. Fables can be used for satire and criticism as well as teaching children life lessons.

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Definition of Fable
 The word fable is derived from the Latin word fibula, which means “a story,” and a
derivative of the word fari, which means “to speak.”
 Fable is a literary device that can be defined as a concise and brief story intended to
provide a moral lesson at the end.
 In literature, it is described as a didactic lesson given through some sort of animal story.
 In prose and verse, a fable is described through plants, animals, forces, of nature, and
inanimate objects by giving them human attributes wherein they demonstrate a moral
lesson at the end.

Features of a Fable
 A fable is intended to provide a moral story.
 Fables often use animals as the main characters. They are presented with
anthropomorphic characteristics, such as the ability to speak and to reason.
 Fables personify the animal characters.

Function of Fable
 The purpose of writing fables is to convey a moral lesson and message.
 Fables also give readers a chance to laugh at the follies of human beings, and they can
be employed for the objective of satire and criticism.
 They are very helpful in teaching children good lessons based on examples.
 However, in literature, fables are used for didactic purposes at a much broader level.

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