classic fables
Morality tales, ancient
Classic fables are traditional stories, usually short, that convey moral lessons through the actions of animals, mythical creatures, or personified objects.
Aesop's tales—the tortoise and the hare, the boy who cried wolf—are the prototype.
The term suggests stories passed down through generations, their morals still recognized: She learned about hubris from classic fables.
- AesopAncient Greek fable writer
- foxCunning wild canine
- La FontaineFrench fable writer
- crowLarge black corvid
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
fairy · allegory · honesty · wisdom · parable · moral lesson · fabulist · once upon a time · kindness · lion · wise owl · courage · humility · hare · slow and steady · justice · pride before fall · patience
- fablesAesop, tortoise and hare, hare and tortoise, the boy who cried wolf, wolf in sheep
- fable illustrationsanimal art, tortoise and hare, moral tales, talking animals, animal characters
classic fablesmodern novels
Recent book-length narratives
contemporary fiction · experimental fiction · flash fiction · fanfiction · avant-garde writing
classic fablesepic novels
Lengthy, grand fictional works
War and Peace · literary fiction · stream of consciousness · bildungsroman
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