ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do you mean by Fable?
A
a story of high thoughts
B
a story about great men
C
a general story
D
a short story of animals for moral lesson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The story “The Frog and The Mouse” is a short bedtime story that teaches good morals to children. The story is about the mouse who asked the frog to take her across the stream and is tied to the frog’s back. Halfway across the stream, the frog had a wicked idea. He thought to dive the mouse down into the deep water.

Detailed explanation-2: -fable, narrative form, usually featuring animals that behave and speak as human beings, told in order to highlight human follies and weaknesses. A moral-or lesson for behaviour-is woven into the story and often explicitly formulated at the end.

Detailed explanation-3: -ˈfā-bəl. : a short fictitious story. especially : one intended to teach a lesson and in which animals speak and act like human beings.

Detailed explanation-4: -A fable is a story which teaches a moral lesson. Fables sometimes have animals as the main characters.

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