Name that Fable
Folklore Genres
What is the Moral
100

A fast animal laughs at a slow one, but the slow one wins the race in the end.

What is The Tortoise and the Hare?

100

This kind of story often includes talking animals and ends with a lesson.

What is a fable?

100

The Tortoise and the Hare

What is "Slow and Steady Wins the Race".

200
Two friends each live at each others home and realize that they prefer their own home better.
What is The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.
200

A story about gods or how the world began.

What is a myth?

200

The Ant and the Grasshopper.

What is "Work hard and plan for the future".

300

A small creature helps a large one escape from a net after being spared earlier.

What is The Lion and the Mouse?

300

A story that begins with “Once upon a time” and has magical events.

What is a fairy tale?

300

The Town Mouse an Country Mouse

What is "It's better to live happily with little, rather than live with riches and wealth and fear all your life".

400

A hungry animal tries to reach grapes, but when it fails, says they’re sour anyway.

What is The Fox and the Grapes?

400

A story based on a real person, but details are exaggerated over time.

What is a legend?

400

The Fox and the Crow

What is "Don’t be fooled by flattery".

500

A clever animal tricks a proud bird into dropping its food by flattering it.

What is The Fox and the Crow?

500

A traditional/cultural story passed down orally by people of a community.

What is a folktale?

500

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

What is "If you lie too often, no one will believe you when you tell the truth".

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