Fable Structure
What is the length of a fable?
A short story.
He is old, wise, and walks slow.
The Tortoise.
The Monkey and the Dolphin
Liars give themselves away.
Two animals race, and the faster animal looses because he takes a nap during the race.
Lose 100 points
Sorry! Your team lost 100 points.
What kinds of characters do they use in fables?
Animals.
He nibbled the rope and freed the lion.
The mouse.
The Lion and the Mouse
Small friends can be powerful allies.
One character does not collect food for the winter, he watches the other characters prepare, and later wants to eat with them, but he can't because he did not help.
The Ants and the Grasshopper
The other team gets 100 points!
How nice of you!
Where can you find the moral? Is the moral obvious?
At the end of the story. No it is not obvious.
He runs fast and we describe him as arrogant
The Hare.
The tortoise and the hare
One character falls from a ship and needs to be rescued, another character comes but does not help him because he realized the other character lied.
The Monkey and the Dolphin.
Win 100 points!
Congratulations! You get 100 more points.
What is a moral?
A life lesson.
He lied and did not get help.
The Monkey.
The ants and the grasshopper.
It is best to plan for the future.
One character is caught by the other, after asking the other character to free him, he later helps this character when he is stuck in a different situation.
The Lion and the Mouse.
Win 200 points
Congratulations! You won 200 points!
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.
He noticed "many tracks led into the cave, but none led out."
The Fox.
The Fox and the Old Lion
Don't just follow the crowd.
In this story, one character wants to secretly eat the other, but the other character paid attention and saw that no other tracks left the cave, so he lived.
The Fox and the Old Lion.
Lose 100 points!
Sorry! You lost 100 points.