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OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need helpe What is a fable? A. Another word for moral. B. Only told around camp fires. C. Stories that are passed down by word of mouth. D. A very short story.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

c. if you want me to explain why i can c:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes can you explain to me why pease

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because a fable is a story that has been being told for a very long time, and so long ago, they did not have the money for books, and didnt find much need for them. for more info, just google "definition of fable"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

Hmm actually i would say A...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a moral is something you live by, not a story, although it can be

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

Well i mean a fable is a short story with a moral in it.. Like have ya heard that story with the turtle and the rabbit?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i found this Aesop and His Fables Aesop lived in Greece about six hundred years before the bi rth of Jesus, 600B.C. Not much is known about his life, but it is reported that he was a slave who was given his freedom by his master. The fables that are said to have been written by Aesop were passed along by wo rd of mouth for a long time before people decided to write them down. A fable is a very short story in whic h a lesson or a moral is given to us about how we act or should act. Even thoug h many of these fables seem to be stories about animals, they are re ally stories about human beings.

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

Yes Aesop is a famous person who wrote fables^^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well yes, a fable can HAVE a moral, but over all the whole thing cant be called a moral.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and think is d

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

That's the purpose of fables! Is to have a moral in them

OpenStudy (anonymous):

fables can be long. ever heard "epic"? no, not the movie, the actual greek FABLE

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

Like the rabbit and turtle story the slowest wins the race

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, but they arent morals. they have them but arent actually them completely

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats themoral. not the full story

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

Ok they can be long but they always have a moral!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh so its c ore a ore d

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its c.

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

Yes lol

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

The other ones don't make sense

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks guys i appreciate ur help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes. thats what ive been saying

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

Actually none of them make sense!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no prob c:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can one of you help with my queswtion now? cx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (snowxangel):

You're welcome

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