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Fables have been around for thousands of years. And its no wonder because even thousands of years ago people were bright enough to figure out that one could gossip about anybody – as long as they change their name to something like “Mouse” or “Donkey” or “Lion” first. The stories created usually took from the experience of life and were told to children to teach morals. However, when the story is finished, what does fable really mean?
The dictionary definition of “fable” is a brief story not founded on fact, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson or moral. The origin and history of the word fable is “fabula” which means “a story” in Latin, and “fari” which means “to speak” (“Fable.” Random House). The difference between a fable and a parable is that a parable is defined as a brief story usually with human characters, that teaches a moral lesson (“Parable”). The most famous example of a parable is Christ in the Bible.
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