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What are Fables? Fables are short stories which illustrate a particular moral and teach a lesson to children and kids. The theme and characters appeal to children and the stories are often humorous and entertaining for kids of all ages. Fables can also be described as tales or yarns which have a message in their narrative such as a parable might have. Fables can often pass into our culture as myths and legends and used to teach about morals to children and kids. The Characters of Fables?The characters of fables and tales are usually animals who act and talk just like people whilst retaining their animal traits. This theme is especially appealing to children and kids.
A fictional narrative meant to teach a moral lesson. • The characters in a fable are usually animals whose words and actions reflect human behavior. • Some of the best known fables are those attributed to Aesop, a slave who lived in Greece in the sixth century BC. "The Fox and the Grapes" from Aesop's Fables
A fable is "a short story devised to convey some useful lesson, an apologue". A distinctive feature of the fable is that it contains a moral truth. Some Chinese fables concentrate on a certain period in the development of Chinese fables while others cover almost the entire history of Chinese literature up to the Qing Dynasty. Fables have served to enrich the Chinese language and the morals of these tales have found their way into the language and are still in use up to this day.
1.揠苗助长 YaMiao Zhu ZhangTo Pull up the Seedlings to Help Them Grow
People now use “Ya Miao Zhu Zhang” to describe the behavior of those who are too eager to get something done only to make it worse. The idiom is a bit like the English proverb “Haste makes waste” ——to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm.
2.守株待兔Shou Zhu Dai TuStaying by a Stump Waiting for More Hares To Come and Dash Themselves
Later generations often use the set phrase” staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves against it” to show dreaming to reap without sowing. It is also used to show adhering to narrow experiences and not being able to be flexible.
This idiom satirizes those who stick to rigid rules instead of taking changed circumstances into account.
This is a story that we all learn as children of Chinese heritage. It teaches us to not be arrogant, to be open-minded, and be aware that there are so many other things in the world around us besides just our own selves.
A figure of speech is to describe adding something that does not exist or to do something redundant. This idiom refers to ruining a venture by doing unnecessary and surplus things.
This idiom describes an old horse will take you to the destination if you have lost your way, of how someone who is very wise or experienced can be of great value in a time of need. This idiom refers to the value of experience.
