Fables with animals has been told by storytellers from various cultures since ancient
times. Fables live in all seasons and
eras. Fables have become evergreen oral and written fictional stories for
children convey the moral messages.
In Asia, Africa,
and Europe, storytellers have been passed fable stories on people from one generation
to the next generation through mainly oral tradition.
From Greek, we
have Aesop’s fables for kids.
From India, we
have Jataka’s stories.
Beside fable
stories for children, fables are also told for the purpose to teach
spirituality and life skills for adult learners.
Perhaps, fables
have been existing since stone age but today, fables still exist as modern fictions.
Trainers, preachers, speakers, and writers still use inspirational fable short stories for education, spiritual preaches, and business training.