The word ‘Fable’ comes from
the Latin word ‘Fabula’ which means a story. Fable helps to teach a moral
lesson. The characters in a fable are usually animals or forces of nature whose
words and actions reflect on human behavior. It is a form of folk literature. Fables
are stories with a message of morality which makes us wiser. Fables are also
contained instructions, directions, advice and suggestion. They suggest us to
follow the right path. Aesop was the best fable’s writer who lived in Greece in
the sixth century BC. Aesop wrote many fables to teach people. He liked to
teach people through entertainment. The Ant and the grasshopper is a famous
fable of Aesop. In the story Mr. Grasshopper was very lazy. He was unwilling to
work. He spent his time in singing. As a result he suffered much in the long
run. On the other hand, Mr. Ant was very active and careful about his future.
He enjoyed his life very much. It bears a moral lesson. The morality of the
story is “Don’t be lazy and work hard. Or we should not put off our work for
tomorrow.”
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