ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A fable is a short story that teaches a lesson or conveys a moral. You’ll find a lot of personified animals in fables, like talking turtles and wise spiders. Children tend to find this appealing, making the moral of the story more relevant. Fables are closely associated with fairy tales.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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 Wolf and the Lamb” follows the typical Aesopic style of fable, beginning with a short story and ending with a one sentence moral or lesson.