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fable

US

/ˈfeɪbəl/

UK

/ˈfeɪbəl/

Meaning

A short traditional or invented story, often featuring animals, that teaches a moral lesson.

छोटी पारंपरिक या काल्पनिक कहानी, जिसमें अक्सर जानवर होते हैं और जो कोई सीख देती है।

Examples

“The fable about the tortoise and the hare teaches patience.”

fable about + topicteach a moral

“Grandma read us a fable in which a fox outsmarted a crow.”

read a fablefable featuring animals

“Aesop is remembered as a fabulist whose stories carry clear lessons.”

fabuliststories with a lesson

Useful patterns

a fable about + a person, animal, or topictell, read, or write a fablea fable teaches or conveys a morala fable featuring talking animals

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Word family

fabulist(noun)

Common collocations

tell a fableread a fablewrite a fablea moral fablea fable about animalsAesop's fables

Common mistakes

Not natural: She told us an fable.

Better: She told us a fable.

Fable begins with a consonant sound, so use the article “a,” not “an.”

Fable की शुरुआत व्यंजन ध्वनि से होती है, इसलिए इसके पहले “an” नहीं, “a” आता है।

Not natural: He called the verified news report a fable.

Better: He called the verified news report a true story.

A fable is an invented or traditional moral story, not a verified account of real events.

Fable आम तौर पर सीख देने वाली काल्पनिक या पारंपरिक कहानी होती है, असली घटना की पक्की रिपोर्ट नहीं।

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parableallegorymoral taledidactic story

Learner tip

A fable usually teaches a moral; a fairy tale is defined more by magical characters and events.

Fable में आम तौर पर कोई सीख होती है; fairy tale की पहचान जादुई पात्रों और घटनाओं से होती है।

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What is a fable usually meant to do?

Fable का आम तौर पर क्या उद्देश्य होता है?