Which are the main fables conventions?

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As we talked at class I have uploaded for you the main conventions of the fables, those you obtained from the fables given.

Please take care of them, overall, when you are going to make up your group´s fable! If you have any doubt please leave a comment at the end of the page. In this way, among you could share your answers and help the other ones. 

Even though I am going to check our blog as many times as possible for helping you too.

THE FEATURES OF FABLES
Theme	Plot and structure
Although they use many of the typical themes, characters and settings of traditional stories, fables have a very specific purpose that strongly influences their content. A fable sets out to teach the reader or listener a lesson they should learn about life. The clear presence of a moral distinguishes fables from other folktales.	Plot is overtly fictitious as the point of the story is its message, rather than an attempt to convince the reader of a real setting or characters. They are used as a means to an end, a narrative metaphor for the ethical truth being promoted. STRUCTURE Narrative structure is short (sometimes just a few sentences) and simple and there is limited use of description. It includes: Introduction Development Moralà it is the teaching part of the fable Action and dialogue are used to move the story on.

Characters	Style
The main characters are often named in the title à They are also frequently animals Animal characters speak and behave like human beings, allowing the storyteller to make cautionary points about human behavior without pointing the finger at real people. The characters can also be REAL PEOPLE SCENERYà the fables are usually developed in the nature, but you can choose the one you really want.	Many fables use the rich vocabulary, imagery and patterned language common in traditional tales but generally speaking, the shorter the fable, the more simple its use of language. In these short texts, use of vocabulary is often pared down and concise. Use connected and coherent phrases which are related with each other. The plot must follow a sense and correct argument line.

Fables tend to use
Formulaic beginnings that establish setting and character very quickly - e.g. ‘One day a farmer was going to market...’ ‘A hungry fox was sitting by the roadside...’	Connectives to explain or show cause and effect - e.g. ‘If you will give me...’ ‘So the wolf...’	Temporal connectives that hold the narrative together and give it a chronological shape - e.g. ‘One morning...as he was... first he saw...then he saw...’ ‘When winter came...’
Simple dialogue between two main characters often questions and answers.	Verb tenses: Present simple Present continuous Past simple Past continuous	Connectors à pay attention to the list uploaded on the blog.