What are Fable and its example?

1. What is a Fable?
A fable is a short and fairly simple story, designed to illustrate a moral lesson. The characters are often
animals who display human weaknesses.
Animals are always the main characters in a fable. And this fact has a specific reason. The author wants
to explain some specific situations in the human world. Normally an animal story is written for kids,
because they love animals that can speak and can easily be identified with. But for adult’s fables still
have a deeper meaning, because they also understand the background of the fable. The author mostly
writes fables for a hidden criticism, as he cannot always say directly what he really means. So, animals
play the role of humans and do almost exactly the same.
Fable Example #01
A wolf and a fox conspired to kill many other animals and save the meat for future meals. In the name of
King Lion, they called all the animals and announced:
“It is said that there are known throughout the forest a prescription for eternal youth and immortality
which was handed down from the past, and it is being kept from us two and King Lion. On behalf of King
Lion, we order you to tell it. Anyone who refuses will be sentenced to death.”
As self-appointed representatives of the king, the fox acted as the inquisitor, the wolf as the
executioner. The deer was called first, and of course, it knew no such prescription. So, the fox
announced, "This deer has been put to death", and the wolf pounced on it. The deer was followed by a
goat and a pheasant and they were killed in the same way.
Who would be next? Terror loomed large in the silent forest.
Then a small white rabbit hopped in front of the fox and the wolf and said calmly, “I know the
prescription.”
Of course, the wolf and the fox knew that there was no such thing.
“What did you say?”
“Don’t you want the secret prescription? I know it.”
“Out with it then.”

2. “The prescription is that King Lion must eat the heart of the fox and lungs of the wolf freshly cut from
their bodies.” Then the rabbit turns to the other animals and shouted, “Brothers, it’s time to act, cut out
their hearts and lungs and offer them to the King”
The other animals, united by their common hatred for the fox and the wolf, pounced on them in no
time.
Fable Example #2
The Rabbits Who Caused All the Troubles
Within the memory of the youngest child there was a family of rabbits who lived near a pack of wolves.
The wolves announced that they did not like the way the rabbits were living. (The wolves were crazy
about the way they themselves were living, because it was the only way to live.) One night several
wolves were killed in an earthquake and this was blamed on the rabbits, for it is well known that rabbit’s
pound on the ground with their hind legs and cause earthquakes. On another night one of the wolves
was killed by a bolt of lightning and this was also blamed on the rabbits, for it is well known that lettuce-
eaters cause lightning. The wolves threatened to civilize the rabbits if they didn't behave, and the
rabbits decided to run away to a desert island. But the other animals, who lived at a great distance,
shamed them saying, "You must stay where you are and be brave. This is no world for escapists. If the
wolves attack you, we will come to your aid in all probability." So, the rabbits continued to live near the
wolves and one day there was a terrible flood which drowned a great many wolves. This was blamed on
the rabbits, for it is well known that carrot-nibblers with long ears cause floods. The wolves descended
on the rabbits, for their own good, and imprisoned them in a dark cave, for their own protection.
When nothing was heard about the rabbits for some weeks, the other animals demanded to know what
had happened to them. The wolves replied that the rabbits had been eaten and since they had been
eaten the affair was a purely internal matter. But the other animals warned that they might possibly
unite against the wolves unless some reason was given for the destruction of the rabbits. So, the wolves
gave them one. “They were trying to escape,” said the wolves, and, as you know, “this is no world for
escapists.”