Introduction to fables RL 3.2

A fable is a short story.

• true

• false

Fables are ___________________.

• nonfiction

• fiction

Fables are passed down from generation to generation through retelling.

• true

• false

Fables must have animal characters.

• true

• false

The purpose of a fable is to __________________.

• make us laugh

• show what life was like long ago

• teach us a lesson

• make us hungry

Fables have morals at the end.

• true

• false

Animals in fables often have __________________ qualities.

• smelly

• annoying

• wild animal

• human

The key details in a fable are _____________________________.

• parts we do not need for the moral to make sense

• the details we need for the moral to make sense

• how the characters act

• motivating for a character

Characters in fables often have opposite traits.

• true

• false

The setting of a fable is usually outside since people spent a lot of time outside when the stories were created.

• true

• false