Fables Fables are very brief stories told to teach practical lessons about life, known as a moral.
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FablesFables are very brief stories told to teach practical lessons about life,
known as a moral.
Fables
• Fables come from Africa, Asia, China, India and many other countries
• They were originally handed down
through the generations by word
of mouth
• Fables were often used to tell a moral
• Many fables are thousands of years old
Aesop• Aesop is one of the most famous tellers of fables.• Thought to have lived in the 6th
century B.C.• African, but enslaved in Greece• It was said he earned his freedom because of the political nature of his stories.• He was gifted with an extraordinary imagination who created tales for political purposes.• He often used animals that acted like humans in his tales.
