Comparing Stories with Metaphorical Meaning

PARABLE VS. _______

Parable• Parables teach moral

and ethical lessons, but they only have human characters.

• They are set in the real world, with realistic problems and results. They often have spiritual aspects.

• So what would a story be that features a human interacting with a talking animal? A fable, since parables exclude unrealistic things like chatty foxes.

Parable Examples• Parable of the Sower - Matthew 13:3-8• Parable of the Weeds - Matthew 13:24-30• Parable of the Mustard Seed - Matthew 13:31-

32• Parable of the Yeast - Matthew 13:33• Parable of the Hidden Treasure - Matthew

13:44• Parable of the Pearl - Matthew 13:45-46• Parable of the Fishing Net - Matthew 13:47-50• Parable of the Unmerciful Servant - Matthew

18:23-35• Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard -

Matthew 20:1-16• Parable of the Two Sons - Matthew 21:28-32 • Parable of the Tenants - Matthew 21:33-46 • Parable of the Wedding Banquet - Matthew

22:1-14• Wise and Faithful Servants - Matthew 24:45-51• Parable of the Ten Virgins - Matthew 25:1-13 • Parable of the Talents - Matthew 25:14-30• Parable of the Growing Seed - Mark 4:26-29

• Traveling Owner of the House - Mark 13:34-37• New Cloth on an Old Coat - Luke 5:36• New Wine in Old Wineskins - Luke 5:37-38• Wise and Foolish Builders - Luke 6:47-49• Forgiven Debts - Luke 7:36-50• Parable of the Good Samaritan - Luke 10:25-37• Friend at Midnight - Luke 11:5-10• Parable of the Rich Fool - Luke 12:16-21• Unfruitful Fig Tree - Luke 13:6-9• Jesus at a Pharisee’s House - Luke 14:7-11• Parable of the Great Banquet - Luke 14:16-24• Parable of the Lost Sheep - Luke 15:3-7• Parable of the Lost Coin - Luke 15:8-10• Parable of the Lost Son - Luke 15:11-32• Parable of the Shrewd Manager - Luke 16:1-12• Parable of the Persistent Widow - Luke 18: 1-8• Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector -

Luke 18:9-14• Parable of the Good Shepherd - John 10: 1-5

and 11-18

Fable• Fables are stories that

feature animals, plants, or forces of nature that have been given human qualities.

• They teach moral and ethical lessons, like how to behave or how to treat people.

• Since the main characters are animals, they are a good way to introduce serious topics to children. Each animal represents a particular human fault or virtue, and what happens in the story is directly related to the animal’s personality

Fable Examples• The Ant and the Grasshopper

- Aesop• The Boy Who Cried Wolf -

Aesop• The Fox and the Crow -

Aesop • The Lion and the Mouse -

Aesop• The Tortoise and the Hare -

Aesop• The Town Mouse and the

Country Mouse - Aesop• Frog in a Milk Pail - Shows

that the frog never gave up and eventually got out of the pail• The Story of the Butterfly -

Shows that sometimes we need struggles to grow

• The Crow and the Jar• The Wolf and the House Dog• The Maid and the Milk pail

Fairy & Folk TalesFairy Tales include mythical creatures, like elves, fairies, and trolls. They feature enchantments, spells, and magical items. They are meant primarily to amuse.

Folk Tales are traditional stories from a particular culture. They are considered part of the history (imaginary or not) of that culture, and often they seek to explain why something is the way it is (why the seasons change, or why the leopard has spots).

Fairy & Folk Tale Examples• Beauty and the Beast -

Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve• The Emperor's New Clothes -

Hans Christian Andersen• Cinderella• Thumbelina• Snow White and Rose Red

• Paul Bunyan• The Nightingale• The Seventh Sister• How the Snake Got Poison• Ali Baba and the Forty

Thieves• He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh

Rabbit

Work CitedCoulter, Andrea, Vicki Wenderlich, and Ray Wenderlich. "Wild

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