Answer to Question #249471 in English for Phiweh

Question

With close reference to this traditional African story, write a paragraph in which you discuss the elements of plot, setting and characters that enable it to be identified as a fable

Answer 1

Fables are short stories that teach a lesson or convey a moral and have various elements that make them distinct. The plot in the story is short, simple, has a few characters, has a humorous tone for entertainment purposes and has a moral lesson at the end, which rises from the story, which enables it to be a fable. The story setting is fictional in the sense that it did not really happen, traditional and whose survival appears to be transmitted orally, which characterizes the story as a fable. The story's characters are animals and inanimate objects with human attributes and their misadventures symbolize human behavior, which are essential elements of a fable.