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- For other uses of the term or its plural, see Fable (disambiguation).
In its strict sense a fable is a short story or folk tale embodying a moral, which may be expressed explicitly at the end as a maxim. "Fable" comes from Latin fabula (meaning 'conversation', 'narrative', 'tale') and shares a root with faber, "maker, artificer." Thus, though a fable may be conversational in tone, the understanding from the outset is that it is an invention, a fiction. A fable may be set in verse, though it is usually prose. In its pejorative sense, a fable is a deliberately invented or falsified account.
A fable often, but not necessarily, makes metaphorical use of an animal as its central character. Medieval French fabliaux might feature Reynard the fox, a trickster figure, and offer a subtext that was mildly subversive of the feudal order of society. A familiar theme in Slavic fables is an encounter between a wily peasant and the Devil. But the device of personification may be extended to anything inanimate, such as trees, flowers, stones, streams and winds.
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Fairy tales exist only in fables, we are living in a real world! We must not escape reality, but rather we have to confront it.
evelyn_870iau (Liza Holman) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:02:37 -0000
Fairy tales exist only in fables, we are living in a real world! We must not escape reality, but rather we have to confront it.
Reading Aesops's Fables with dd....I love their love of learning!
TriciaEkkelboom (Trish Ekkelboom) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:58:55 -0000
Reading Aesops's Fables with dd....I love their love of learning!
Almost done with Fables: Sons of Empire.
dare2bdesired (Keisha) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:29:23 -0000
Almost done with Fables: Sons of Empire.
ahahaha akhirnya gue download juga, the dodos' fables hahah, i dont want to go into fire, i just want to stay in my home~
amiyabi (rosdyani rahmi ami) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:28:13 -0000
ahahaha akhirnya gue download juga, the dodos' fables hahah, i dont want to go into fire, i just want to stay in my home~
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amiyabi (rosdyani rahmi ami) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:05:11 -0000
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Reading 1001 Nights of Snowfall tonight. I hope it's as good as the main Fables series.
hydeandgeek (Scott) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:03:56 -0000
Reading 1001 Nights of Snowfall tonight. I hope it's as good as the main Fables series.
Amusing Fables - Collection of short funny fables from HumorSphere.
Meta Description: [ Funny fables - short sweet and humorous aesop tales filled with old style wit and wisdom ]
Country Tales - Fifty fables with a rural theme.
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Demyan's Fish Soup - Text and pictures of a fable by Ivan Krilov.
Fable - Infoplease.com short overview.
Fifty Famous Fables - Selected for second grade reading by Lida Brown McMurry.
Frog Fables - Fables and parables with frogs as the character.
Ivan Krylov (1769-1844) - Biography and bibliography of Russia's most famous fabulist.
Land of Folklore and Fables - Full text of many public domain folktales, ordered alphabetically.
Meta Description: [ 1000s Of Folk-Lore And Fables, Collection of classic folk and fairy tales, legends, and myths from around the world. Includes the well know favorites of the Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, and Aesop Fables ]
Sky At Dusk - Fables pertaining to the fantasy world, including gypsies, werewolves and ghosts.
The Stuffed Fabulist - A collection of contemporary fables, parables, and other reports of things that go bump in the night.
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The Twenty-four Carat Buddha and Other Fables: Stories of Self Discovery - A book by Maxine Harris, includes excerpts.
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