ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Fable is a short story typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. In fables, animals and even inanimate objects (like the wind or the sun) are the main characters of the story and are given human qualities.

Detailed explanation-2: -A fable is a story which teaches a moral lesson. Fables sometimes have animals as the main characters. Each tale has the timeless quality of fable.

Detailed explanation-3: -This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity. a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop’s fables.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Lion and the Mouse: No act of kindness is Ever Wasted. The Story: A Lion is fast asleep until a Mouse wakes him up. The Lion opens his big jaw to swallow him. But the Mouse begs the Lion to think again, as he may become useful in the future.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.