Fable Elements

Characters

Very few
Animated, inanimate or personified.

Setting

Place anywhere and time is real

Plot

Very simple, though interesting
Thought provoking to didactic

Theme

Moral or message implied or stated for societal or personal benefit.

Tone mood style

Reflection of human strengths, frailities, weaknesses, or imperfections
Reader is lead to new insights and/or understandings

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