LITERATURE AND FABLES

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What is literature?

Literature is a term used to describe written

or spoken material.

It is used to describe anything from creative

writing to more technical or scientific works.

Most commonly used to refer to works of the

creative imagination, including works of

poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction. 

Why do we read literature?

Literature represents a language or a people:

culture and tradition.

It introduces us to new worlds of experience.

Literature is important to us because it speaks

to us, it is universal, and it affects us.

Fables

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Early form of story telling

Believed to be originated in India

Aesop – Greek Slave, 620 B.C.

Some things you should know about Fables…

AESOP

Credited for most of the known fables heard today.

His fables include “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” and “The Tortoise and the Hare.”

What are some characteristics of fables?

Features animals, plants & forces of nature with human qualities

Handed down generation after generation

Fables teach a lesson, can relate to everyone, and connects us with other cultures.

Fables of Different cultures

Involve animals found in that culture

Reflects cultural beliefs

Fables can have more than one lesson.

Another lesson for the tortoise and the Hare is “Slow and Steady wins the race”

Cultural Fables

Native American’s use a lot of wolves

Wolves to them symbolize what a fox does to Europeans.

Animals used are reflective of culture

Animals Used in Fables

Lion – Strength, Big Ego

Fox – Sly

Animals Used in Fables

Wolf – Greed, Dishonest

Lamb – Shyness

Aesop’s Fables

The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Tortoise and the Hare

The lion and the mouse