ENGLISH 4

CN First Quarter Activity 2

Elements of a Fable
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A fable is a narrative story that features animal or other inanimate objects that speak
and act like humans. It usually has animal characters with human traits (for example, a wise
owl, or a foolish monkey). The story also has a moral to it, which is a valuable lesson that the
reader, as well as the animal in the story learns.

Five Elements of a Fable

1. Characters
- are the people, animals, or other creatures in the story.
- are animals or inanimate objects that are like humans.

There are often two types of characters in a story: the hero and the villain.
The hero is often the main good character in the story. The hero is sometimes
called the protagonist. The hero, or protagonist, is the character you are hoping will
succeed, defeat the villain and be happy.
The villain is often the main bad character in a story. The villain is sometimes
called the antagonist. The villain, or antagonist, is the character who tries to prevent the
hero from succeeding or being happy.

2. Setting
- the place, time, and environment of the story
- Where and When the story happens

3. Conflict
- or problem tells us about a character’s weakness
- is the problem encountered by the leading character

4. Resolution
- or the solution to the problem in the story
- shows how a problem is resolved

5. Moral
- which may be explicitly stated at the end of the story, gives us the lesson we can learn
from it.
- or the lesson is the message or learning that a reader gets from a story

I. Using the fable you have watched, complete the chart with the correct elements of a fable.

Title Characters Setting Problem Resolution Moral

The Fox and
the Stork
The Hare
and the
Tortoise
The Town
Mouse and the
Country Mouse