Fable is a literary genre.

A fable is a succinct fictional story, in prose orverse,

that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects or forces of
nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities such as verbal
communication), and that illustrates or leads to an interpretation of
a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be added explicitly in a
pithy maxim.
- The monkey and the crocodile
- The ant and the grasshopper
- The fox and the craw
Myth is a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people
or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving
supernatural beings or events.
- Medusa
- Echo
- Admetus
A legend (Latin, legenda, "things to be read") is a narrative of human actions that
are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and
to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude.
- The legend of Makahiya
- The legend of the Pineapple fruit
- The legend of tamarind
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features
European folkloric fantasy characters, such
as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves,giants, witches, mermaids, or gnomes,
and usually magic or enchantments. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other
folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of
the events described)
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and explicitly moral tales, including beast fables.
- Cinderella
- Rapunzel
- Snow White