Fables have been handed down over the centuries. They are short with no more than 2 to 3 characters, and they are usually animals. The characters perform simple tasks that lead to a single climax. They are moral tales, meant to entertain, they never happened, and are poetic or allegorical.
(Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children's Literature by Donna E. Norton)
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