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fable

thumb|200px|Anthropomorphism|Anthropomorphic cat guarding geese, Egypt, Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphised, and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson, which may at the end be added explicitly as a concise maxim or saying.

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A fable is a brief fictional story, usually told in prose or verse, that uses animals or other non-human things with human characteristics to teach a specific moral lesson. Fables matter because they offer memorable, accessible ways to convey moral guidance and wisdom across cultures and generations.

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Commons category: Fables
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Global history
Aesopic or Aesop's fable
Africa
India
Europe
Contemporary works
Classic
Modern
Notable fable collections
References
Bibliography
Further reading

A fable differs from a parable in that the latter excludes animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as actors that assume speech or other powers of humankind. Conversely, an animal tale specifically includes talking animals as characters.