Fables and Fairytales

what is a fable?

• a true story

• a story with only 1 character

• a story that features animals that are given human qualities

• a story that only has talking objects

Which is an example of a fable?

• The Tortoise and the Hare

• Little Mermaid

• King Arthur

• Hercules

Fairytales usually involve

• food

• magic

• animals

• 1 character

Fairytales usually end with

• They lived happily ever after

• They all had fun and went home

• finished

• done

What makes fairytales different from other stories?

• it happened long ago

• its not real

• it is a true story

• its long

fairytales usually have characters that are

• royalty/magic

• old/short

• real

• unfair

The message or lesson the author wants you to know from the story is called

• moral

• legend

• title

Characters are

• where the story takes place

• the people or animals the story is about

• the lesson learned from the story

Fables usually have how many characters?

• 2 or 3

• 10 or 11

• 20

• 100

What kind of story is a fable?

• fiction

• nonfiction