1. 1 Understanding a Fable Understanding a Fable Specific information About a fable

2. 2 Definition of fable A fable is a short story which leads a didactic lesson. It carries out thoughts through animated or inanimate features, plants, and nature. Its main topic is about “a moral”.

3. 3 Characteristics of fable According to Wikipedia, “the word "fable" comes from the Latin "fabula" ("a story"), from "fari" ("to speak")”. Latin In general, a fable is a genre of short story to tell a moral lesson with a wittingly manner. It can be called as “tall tales” in one sense. Its distinctive features are animals in a story. These animated characters are anthropomorphic, which means animals can act like humans in the story. For example, The ancient Aesop’s famous “tortoise and hare” in his story.anthropomorphicAesoptortoisehare

4. 4 General history of fable A fable can be described as an oral literature that is handed down orally or written by a literary tale-teller. It leads moral lessons, values, sage advices and humors for laugh. Fables can be found most of countries as a similar type of literature. The origin of fables was India and fables were spread into Persia, Greece and the Western world.

5. 5 4A. Well-known fabulists & their works for children Classic fabulist: Aesop (mid-6th century BCE), He is a Greek writer, considered as a fable's founder.Aesop6th century BCE Author of Aesop's FablesAesop's Fables The Fox and the Grapes, The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the Sun and The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf (also known as The Boy Who Cried Wolf), are well-known throughout the world.(Wikipedia)The Fox and the GrapesThe Tortoise and the HareThe North Wind and the SunThe Boy Who Cried Wolf More details: Who is Aesop? Aesop: http://www.wendy.com/children/aesop.htmlAesophttp://www.wendy.com/children/aesop.html Introduction of Aesop’s fables http://www.wendy.com/children/ http://www.aesops-fables.org.uk/ http://www.aesopfables.com/

6. 6 4B. Well-known fabulists & their works for children Classic fabulist: Jean de La Fontaine (French, 1621 – 95), He was the most famous fabulist and poet in the 17th century.Jean de La FontaineFrench Jean de La Fontaine's fable: http://www.lefavole.org/en/ The Ant and the Cricket: The Ox and the Frog The Fox and the Grapes An Ass too affectionate

7. 7 4C. Well-known fabulists & their works for children Modern fabulist: Lev Tolstoj's fable: The Hawk and the Czar Gianni Rodari's fable: To the Ant Monkeys on a trip To the Fox The Terrible Little Red Riding Hook Trilussa's fable: The Cautious Lam The Lame Crick't Horacio Quiroga's fable: The Flamingos' socks

8. 8 4D. Well-known fabulists & their works for children Modern fabulist: Fable for children: Croco DileCroco Dile Dr. Seuss (1904 - 1991):Dr. Seuss American writer and cartoonist, author of The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, and so on.(wikipedia)The Cat in the HatGreen Eggs and HamHow the Grinch Stole ChristmasOne Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Who is Dr. Suess? Dr. Seuss biography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss Seussville site The Little Engine that Could by Watty PiperThe Little Engine that Could In Search of Watty Piper: http://tigger.uic.edu/~plotnick/littleng.htmIn Search of Watty Piper http://tigger.uic.edu/~plotnick/littleng.htm