For the Iron & Wine album, see Beast Epic (album).
"The Wolf accusing the Fox before the Monkey" from La Fontaine's collection Fables
An animal tale or beast fable generally consists of a short story or poem in which animals talk. They may exhibit other anthropomorphic qualities as well, such as living in a human-like society. It is a traditional form of allegorical writing.[1]
Animal tales can be understood in universal terms of how animal species relate to each other (for example, predators wishing to eat prey), rather than human groups in a specific society. Thus, readers are able to understand characters' motives, even if they do not come from the same cultural background as the author. Animal tales can be appreciated in times and locations far removed from their origins.
^M. H. Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms (5th edition 1985), p. 6.
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