fairtytales and fables

Which of the following is a characteristic of fairytales?

• have royalty

• really short story

• teaches a lesson

• mostly about ordinary people

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a fable?

• characters are animals

• has royalty

• really short story

• teaches a lesson

The Hare and the Tortoise is an example of a

• folktale

• fable

• fairytale

• nonfiction

Cinderella is an example of a

• folktale

• fable

• fairytale

• tall tale

Normally fables have _______ as characters?

• children
• bugs
• animals
• teachers

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What is a moral? 

• a fact
• an opinion
• a lesson
• a direction

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What is the length of a fable?

• short
• long

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What is the moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf?

• Don’t be greedy
• Work hard and plan ahead
• Liars will not be believed even if they tell the truth. 
• Playing tricks on people is FUN

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The Fox and the Crab  
 A Crab one day grew disgusted with the sands in which he lived. He decided to take a stroll to the meadow not far from his home. There he enjoy the grass better than the sand and water. So off he crawled to the meadow. But there a hungry Fox spied him, and in a twinkling, ate him up, both shell and claw.
What is the lesson?

• Be happy with what you have
• Friendship is the most important thing
• Do not travel

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Are castles usually a part of fairytales?

• yes
• no
• always
• never