A fable is a short story, with several well-defined characteristics:
They have a clear educational purpose in terms of morality and ethics.
The main characters are animals with human characteristics.
They have a final moral, in which a virtue or moral value stands out.
Perhaps the best-known fable is that of The Hare and the Turtle, whose moral is that with patience, perseverance and without falling into vanity or underestimating others, we can achieve success even though we apparently have everything against us. This fable and many others will be well known for having read or heard at some time in our childhood.
There are numerous compilations of these fables, especially in stories for children, with a very interesting format: that of "a story for each day". If you are a father, a good way to educate your children is to read one of these fables every night, to instill the values that these short stories convey. Millions of children for hundreds of generations have benefited from this peculiar form of education.
But Aesop's fables are not just for children; Due to its moral and philosophical nature, it is a work that can perfectly be read by adults. Moreover, it is said that the wise philosopher Socrates held these fables in high esteem, and was aware of many of them.
This well-known work is translated into practically all the languages of the world, and is available in numerous formats, both with illustrations for children and in literary mode for adults. It can be read totally free through the Internet or be downloaded in electronic format to be read from an electronic device. A comfortable way to read, due to the brevity of each fable, is to turn our phone into a Kindle and enjoy reading anywhere, while traveling on the bus, in the subway, or when we have a few free minutes at times lost; Without a doubt, they will make us reflect a lot and transport us to the origins of our culture: that of ancient Greece.
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