fable
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The fable construct extends to a frenetic visual scheme of handmade art and animation that interrupts our absorption process as if we were kids needing stimulation between all the talking heads.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
A fable of self-erasure plays out, elegantly translated by Sasha Dugdale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Not far behind is Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," a vampire fable about America's difficult racial history, with five nominations.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Still, the apocalyptic folk tales offer an irresistible fable for the times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Anansi’s table was outlined by a snippet of a fable.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing fable
Ancient Greece - Introductory
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Literary Genres - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Genres - Introductory
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