What do fables reflect about a culture and society? What, if anything, can people learn from reading fables from different countries or historical periods?
Fables almost always have a life lesson to them. I feel like most fables you hear are to teach people about the consequences of different 'bad actions' or just to teach a lesson in general. There are so many different fables across the world that all have different morals to them. I think people can learn good life lessons from fables even if they seem silly or extreme.
