Modern Fables.pptx

A presentation about Modern Fables in ENG4

1. fables modern

2. fun Time!

3. is a short tale in which the characters are animals or sometimes inanimate objects that act and talk like human beings. fable

4. sources of fables

5. aesop first source: He was once a slave in Greece, but he was very clever. His skill in making fables gained him his freedom and even won a high position in the government.

6. jatakas second source: is a Buddhist name for stories concerning the rebirth of Gautama buddha, who, according to tradition, was reincarnated many times in the forms of many different animals

7. la fontaigne third source: Another name associated with fable is Jean de La Fontaigne, a Frenchman who turned many of the fables of Aesop into verses.

8. characteristics of fables

9. Characters are usually animals. Animals are made to think, act, and talk like human beings. The moral lesson of the story is usually at the end. The story is usually short.

10. 5. Animals personify human beings. 6. The fable is full of actions and conversations. 7. Full of humor and funny situations. 8. Some have tragic and dramatic series of events.

11. values of fables

12. They give delight and enjoyment to both children and adults. They teach ethics in an attractive manner or form. They provide background for the understanding of new or current expressions and allusions. Some of the fables serve as a guide to good conduct on the child's level of expressions.

13. 5. Children enjoy the fables because of the prominent part played by the animals. 6. They touch moral and spiritual sense of values. 7. They cultivate thinking and imagination. 8. They are good for storytelling and dramatization of purposes.

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16. group members: Eran, Jamilyn Febrada, Hazel Eve Gabriel, Jascha Kaye Ganolon, Christine Garcia, Junnah Rose Geralde, Maria Quency