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Narrator: Once upon a time there was a very arrogant fox. She had a shiny and furry tail and bright eyes. One day she decided to visit her cousin who lived in a near village. She put on her pink hat and started to walk.
Fox: What a lovely day! Oh, yes!
Narrator: She kept walking, but after a while she was tired and thirsty.
Fox: Oh, It’s hot! And I’m getting tired… I wish there was some water to drink.
Narrator: She walked, and walked, and she was getting thirstier, and thirstier.
Fox: I’m thirsty and hungry… I wish I had something to eat… but there isn’t anything on the road. And I still have a long way to walk… Oh, my… I should have stayed home.
Narrator: Suddenly she looked up and saw a vineyard full of ripe grapes.
Fox: Those grapes look sweet and juicy… they look so delicious. Oh, those are the most beautiful grapes I have ever seen… I have to eat some!
Narrator: She tried to get them. So she jumped upwards but she could not reach the grapes. She jumped again as high as she could. She still could not reach them. The grapes were just too high for her. She couldn’t even touch them.
Fox: Hmmm, now that I think about it… I am sure that those grapes are not ripe.
Narrator: But she kept looking at the grapes.
Fox: I must be dreaming… this not true… I am not going to look at those grapes anymore. They are sour… even though they look so sweet and juicy….
Narrator: The fox wanted to leave, but she couldn’t take her eyes off the grapes.
Fox: They are sour! Yes they are! They are not sweet! No they are not! Why would I want them anyway? I better leave… it was a mistake trying to get them… I’m just wasting my time.
Narrator: And the fox walked away. Maybe she didn’t believe what she was saying, but what else could she do?
Moral: Some people disdain and underestimate what they cannot have
I cannot post the two tales because of their length! Here there are the links:
ReplyDeletehttp://ivyjoy.com - A fairy tale of Brothers Grimm's /The Wise Little Girl
http://ivyjoy.com - A tale of Andersen's/The Emperor's New Clothes
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• A Fairy tale is a type of short narrative that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments.
• A Fable is a short imaginary tale that teaches a moral or a lesson. The story can be in prose or verse. In a Fable animals often talk and act like people.
• A Fanciful tale is a tale created in the fancy; it’s imaginary and not real.
• A Moral tale is a short story that teaches a lesson
http://www.yourdictionary.com
Good posting!!! Short and clear definitions. Nice story.
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ReplyDeleteA fable of Aesop´s: “The Lion and the Mouse”
Moral: "Little friends may become great friends"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEkZDj0VNKk
A tale of Andersen's: “The ugly duckling”
http://ivyjoy.com/fables/duckling.html
A fairy tale of Brothers Grimm´s: “The three little pigs”
http://ivyjoy.com/fables/threepigs.html
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Fairy tales: Fairy tales are short narratives in prose featuring fairies, goblins, gnomes and people with extra powers which are part of a far-fetched sequence of events. In the end of fairy tales, positive characters are rewarded for their good deeds, while negative ones are punished. The moral implications can be revealed by the author, or the reader can formulate its own opinion based on clues throughout the fairy tale.
Fables: Fables are short narratives in verse or in prose intended to teach a lesson, often in which animals speak and act like human beings. Fables speak of common moral flaws like greed, envy, pride and wrath. Fables usually end with a moral commentary either from one of the characters or from the author.
Fanciful tale: Is a tale created in the fancy; it´s unreal or in the imagination.
Moral tales: Is a short story that teaches a moral lesson.
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ReplyDelete- A fable of Aesop's- "The bundle of sticks"
Moral: Union gives strength.
http://www.umass.edu/aesop/content.php?n=4&i=1
- A tale of Andersen's- "The Nightingale"
http://hca.gilead.org.il/nighting.html
- A fairy tale of Brothers Grimm's- "Cinderella"
http://www.familymanagement.com/literacy/grimms/grimms16.html
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- Fairy tale: A fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children. They might include a moralistic stance or warning against dangers.
- Fable: A brief story illustrating human tendencies through animal characters. They often include talking animals or animated objects as the principal characters. The interaction of these animals or objects reveals general truths about human nature. A person can learn practical lessons from the fictional antics in a fable. However, the lesson learned is not necessarily allegorical. Each animal is not necessarily a symbol for something else. Instead, the reader learns the lesson as an exemplum--an example of what one should or should not do.
- Fanciful tale: It is a story related to actual or perhaps exaggerated or downright not true happenings on the trail but written in a fanciful prose.
- Moral tale: It is a short story that conveys a moral lesson or message.
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ReplyDelete- A fable of Aesop's: "Mercury and the Woodman"
MORAL: "Honesty is the best policy."
- A tale of Andersen's: "The Red Shoes"
http://hca.gilead.org.il/red_shoe.html
- A fairy tale of Brothers Grimm's: "The two Brothers".
http://www.familymanagement.com/literacy/grimms/grimms47.html
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ReplyDelete- Fairy Tales: They are simple stories of humans and their dealings with magical beings such as fairies, dragons, and wizards. Originally intended for children, the fairy tale has in certain instances involved into longer and more sophisticated narratives of supernatural events. The term embodies folktales such as "Snow White" and "Cinderella," many of which were originally collected in the early 19th century by the Brothers Grimm in "Grimm's Fairy Tales."
- Fables: They are short stories, typically with animals as characters, conveying moral lessons.
the fable of the sick lion and the wary fox.
- Fanciful Tales: They are stories related to exaggerated or downright not true happenings on the trail but written in a fanciful prose.
- Moral Tales: They are short stories that teach moral lessons.