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Fables, Parables, and Tales
Fiction as defined in our textbook is a name for stories not entirely factual, but at least partially shaped, made-up, or imagined. Fiction stories can sometimes take the mind to places that are far away from reality, but add a lesson that aids in real-life application. In this essay I will discuss the three traditional forms of storytelling, which are fables, parables, and tales.
A fable is a brief story, much similar to a tale. These short stories are usually told by word of mouth and so some element of truth. Fables often end with a moral or a message. The most popular fables are found in the book “Aesop Fables”.

In the fable the North Wind and the Sun, which we read in class, Aesop gives life to the sun and the wind. They were in a competition to see which one could get the traveler to strip from his cloak. The wind blew as hard as it could to no avail, but the traveler kept his cloak on. The sun did not apply so much force, but used more......

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