Today we got homework, we are gonna write a fable in english to friday and i need a tips on what it could contain because i'm not that creative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a fable is a story with animals which acts like humans and with a moral in the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pelase help me.

The first thing to remember when writing a fable is to make sure the animals match their stereotypical characters, like the sneaky fox and the strong but slightly gullible bear. Since you're (probably) Dutch, I can recommend reading something along the lines of 'Van den Vos Reynaarde' for inspiration, it's pretty much the mother of all fables. Other than that, don't be afraid to put in political statements and jabs at authority figures, since fables usually were veiled comments about society in general.

Start out with the point you're trying to make. For example, the point of "The Tortise and the Hare" is that taking your time and doing things properly leads to a better outcome than rushing headlong into it - slow and steady wins the race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So pick out what your main theme is and build your story around that. Once you have an idea for the point you're trying to make, then you can pick out some animals that fit the part - like Necro said, make sure your animals have the inherent traits that you're trying to convey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But the most important thing for any piece of writing is to get other people to look at it and offer advice. My wife's been writing short stories for magazines as a hobby for over ten years and she still gets me to read over them (sometimes a dozen or more drafts) before she submits them.

aesop ftw!

Yeah. It's best to decide what your moral is going to be first. Then, you can decide how best to write your story around it.

The first thing to remember when writing a fable is to make sure the animals match their stereotypical characters, like the sneaky fox and the strong but slightly gullible bear. Since you're (probably) Dutch, I can recommend reading something along the lines of 'Van den Vos Reynaarde' for inspiration, it's pretty much the mother of all fables. Other than that, don't be afraid to put in political statements and jabs at authority figures, since fables usually were veiled comments about society in general.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you all, but, why the **** do you think i'm dutch? Norway FTW!

write something about bob the cat ;) he can talk and has a moral against zamorak ;)

 

The first thing to remember when writing a fable is to make sure the animals match their stereotypical characters, like the sneaky fox and the strong but slightly gullible bear. Since you're (probably) Dutch, I can recommend reading something along the lines of 'Van den Vos Reynaarde' for inspiration, it's pretty much the mother of all fables. Other than that, don't be afraid to put in political statements and jabs at authority figures, since fables usually were veiled comments about society in general.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you all, but, why the **** do you think i'm dutch? Norway FTW!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

no offence but that was kinda cheeky :s he tried to help u out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fable

 

 

 

A good place to start research.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The animal is usually used to represent it's stereotypical character, though possibly the reverse of it, such as a cowardly Lion, or the result is a reverse, as in the Tortoise and the Hare.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It would also seem that it can be a moral tale that does not use animal characters.

aesop ftw!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gah, that's the name! :o I was trying to remember that everytime I viewed this thread. Phew, now I can die easily.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He's a very good author of fables. If you need stereotypical characters for animals we can try and put together a list for you if you like :)

have u read the redwall? if not give it a try. :wink: