The word “fable” comes from the Latin word called “fabula” which means (a “story”), itself derived from “fari” (“to speak”) with the -ula suffix that signifies “little”: hence, a “little story”. A little story that is meant to impart a moral lesson.

A fable is a short tale, story or oral speech, which is spoken for the sake of teaching a moral lesson,

often with animals or inanimate objects as characters;

In a fable, images of heroes, supernatural beings, spirits, demons witches, mythical creatures,

and forces of nature are used as a tool of inspiration and motivation,

thus; making the listener into a person that finds the reality of his faith and belief in supernatural events of magic, fortunetelling, miracles, chance, favour, and good luck.

The History of fables:

2 Timothy 4:4 says: ….and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables

Fables were gentile oral stories of heroes, gods, mythical creatures, and supernatural beings that fought for the well being of their own people (culture, tradition, tribe, or custom).

Every culture and nation on the earth has developed its own fables, and some of these fables were fantasised before the art of writing was invented.

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By Apostle A. Ngabo