Fables Introduction

Animals are often the main characters in these stories

• Myths

• Legends

• Fables

• Folktales

The Tortoise and the Hare was written by

• Aesop

• Aseoppp

• Hans Christian Anderson

• Brothers Grimm

Which type of stories typically have stated themes?

• Fairytales

• Science fiction novels

• Fables

• Non-Fiction texts

a brief story that teaches a lesson or moral about human nature

• myth

• fable

• epic

• tall tale

Normally fables have _______ as characters?

• children

• bugs

• animals

• teachers

A short story with talking animals that teaches the reader a lesson is called a:

• Narrative

• Folktale

• Play

• Fable

Who is the most famous creator of fables?

• Allen

• Atwood

• Aesop

• Amber

A fable is a piece of fiction writing.

• True

• False

The main character(s) in a fables are:

• people

• plants

• bugs

• animals

What is the author's purpose when writing a fable?

• To entertain the reader

• To teach the reader something new

• To teach a lesson

• To show us how to draw