"The Mice that Set the Elephants Free" is a fable, a brief story meant to teach a moral or practical lesson. The characters in most fables are animals who speak and behave like human beings. Many fables contain epigrams, or brief clever verses that sum up the moral of the tale. What lesson or moral you think is important about friendship? Brainstorm and then write your own short fable to teach this lesson. Your story should include animal characters and should teach some moral or practical lesson about friendship. Include at least one epigram in your tale. Your fable should be in multi paragraph form, at least 500 words, and uploaded to your Google folder or typed and printed before Tuesday. |