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thumb|200px|Anthropomorphism|Anthropomorphic cat guarding geese, Egypt, Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphised, and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson, which may at the end be added explicitly as a concise maxim or saying.

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A fable is a brief fictional story, usually told in prose or verse, that uses animals or other non-human things with human characteristics to teach a specific moral lesson. Fables matter because they offer memorable, accessible ways to convey moral guidance and wisdom across cultures and generations.

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literary genre
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folk tale
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Fables
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Category:Fables
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beast fable
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