talking animal
Verbal beast fable
A talking animal is a creature depicted with the ability to speak human language, a staple of fables, fairy tales, and fantasy: The talking animals in Narnia guide the children through their quest.
The phrase also describes real animals trained or edited to appear to speak in entertainment.
In storytelling, talking animals often serve as moral instructors or comic relief, their speech marking them as characters rather than mere beasts.
- fableMoral tale with animals
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
wise owl · speech · Aesop · once upon a time · fairy tale · fairytale · enchanted · magical · wise · cunning · fox · crow · trickster · Puss in Boots · woodland · creature · sidekick · familiar
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- Arabian NightsAladdin, Scheherazade, Ali Baba, Arabian Nights, Sinbad
- enchanted forestfairy, fairies, elf, elves, pixie
- fablesfable, Aesop, Aesop's fables, Aesop fables, tortoise and hare
- Fairy Tale Creaturesfairy, witch, wizard, giant, dwarf