Fable or parable?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="Question">Question</span>: "<span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fable">fable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parable">parable</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> 寓言 <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="English">English</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fable">fable</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parable">parable</span>?"</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p> <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="parable">parable</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fable">fable</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> 寓言.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fable">fable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parable">parable</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span>, <span word="elucidating">elucidating</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="moral">moral</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>.</p><p><span word="Parable">Parable</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> '<span word="parabola">parabola</span>', <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="real">real</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fictitious">fictitious</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parable">parable</span>.</p><p><span word="Fable">Fable</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> '<span word="fabula">fabula</span>', <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>. <span word="Fables">Fables</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supernatural">supernatural</span> <span word="happenings">happenings</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="tales">tales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fables">fables</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="real">real</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="fables">fables</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="parable">parable</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> 寓言 <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="parables">parables</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="parable">parable</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foolish">Foolish</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>:</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scaling">scaling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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