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Are fables and fairy tales different or the same? They are both stories for kids, but fables are stories for adults as well.
A fable is a story passed down(流传) from grandparents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from it. The characters are mostly animals. The most famous fables were written by a man called Aesop. There are over 300 fables in Aesop’s Fables. The Fox and the Grapes and The Tortoise and the Hare are two examples.
Fairy tales are usually stories for children, often about magic characters such as fairies(仙子,小精灵) and giants(巨人). Sometimes the characters are animals. We are able to enjoy these fairy tales because about 200 years ago, the Brothers Grimm traveled all around Germany and collected these stories before people forgot them. There are many fairy tales in Grimm’s Fairy Tales, such as Cinderella and The Frog Prince.
1. What do fables and fairy tales have in common?

2. How many fables are there in Aesop’s Fables?

3. What characters in fairy tales are mentioned?

4. Where did the Brothers Grimm travel and col-
lect the stories?

5. What examples of fairy tales are mentioned in
the passage?

1. They are both stories for kids.
2. Over 300.
3. Fairies, giants and animals.
4. In Germany.
5. Cinderella and The Frog Prince.