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, 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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