Fable

A fable is a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities such as verbal communication), and that illustrates or leads to an interpretation of a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be added explicitly in a pithy maxim. ...more

Animal Farm
The Alchemist
The Little Prince
Fable (The World of the Narrows, #1)
The Lion and the Mouse
Namesake (The World of the Narrows, #2)
Aesop’s Fables
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Fables
The Tortoise & the Hare
Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes
The Last Legacy (The World of the Narrows, #3)
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
The Giving Tree
The Grasshopper & the Ants
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienEast of Eden by John SteinbeckLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellIt by Stephen  King
Big Fat Reads Worth The Effort 2.0
44 books — 69 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi HwangThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Fable style wisdom novels
18 books — 10 voters

Frederick by Leo LionniWho's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? by Toni MorrisonThe Ant and the Grasshopper by Rebecca EmberleyThe Grasshopper's Song by Nikki GiovanniThe Grasshopper and the Ant at the End of the World by Benjamin Harper
The Ant and the Grasshopper retold
6 books — 2 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil GaimanLife of Pi by Yann MartelCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Modern-Day Fairy Tales
258 books — 307 voters

Scott Bischke
Oh my God!” exclaimed Jessie the turtle, who alone immediately saw what the good doctor would say next. “And I am sad to say, my friends," concluded Doc Hansom the goatfish, "if the caulking seal breaks before the professor returns, the aquarium will likely drain and we will all die. ...more
Scott Bischke, FISH TANK: A Fable for Our Times

Oliver Neubert
When I grow up, maybe I will be the first one to circle the sea. Or maybe I will just spend all my day doing everything my way. Maybe I will be in a world of my own I just hope not alone. I just know that whatever I do I will never, ever forget about you.
Oliver Neubert, Chantel's Quest for the Silver Leaf

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