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An animal tale or beast fable generally consists of a short story or poem in which animals talk. They may exhibit other anthropomorphic qualities as well, such as living in a human-like society. It is a traditional form of allegorical writing.
A 1830 print by Achille Devéria depicting the story of Little Red Riding Hood, where a child mistakes a wolf for her grandmother and converses with it.. Talking animals are a common element in mythology and folk tales, children's literature, and modern comic books and animated cartoons.
Anthropomorphic cat guarding geese, Egypt, c. 1120 BCE. Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized, and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be added explicitly as a concise maxim or ...
Ancient Indian inter-related collection of animal fables in verse and prose, in a frame story format. Similar stories are found in later works including Aesop's Fables and the Sindbad tales in Arabian Nights. [4] Aesop's Fables: Aesop: c. 600 BC [5] [6] Kathasaritsagara: Somadeva: 11th Century AD
Short stories about animals ... Animal tales (12 C, 121 P) Z. Zoological literature (11 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Animal literature"
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This category is for novels about animals, including anthropomorphic animals, written for children and young adults. See also : Category:Animal tales Contents
Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel: A gray squirrel. Orphaned as a baby, he was taken in and raised by a cat. Adapted into an anime series. Felldoh: Brian Jacques: Martin the Warrior: A young red squirrel. Jess Squirrel: Brian Jacques: Redwall & Mattimeo: A red squirrel who is an excellent climber. Morwenna: Robin Jarvis: The Oaken Throne