Question

What is a difference between fables and legends

Answer 1

 legend is a folk tale created with fiction based on a historical event. "Hercules" is a good example.

A fable is usually a story where animals are given human qualities and intend to give a lesson to be learned by it. "the tortoise in the hare" is a good example.

Answer 2

The difference between them is that a legend is a folk tale that was created with fiction but it was based on a historical event. 

And a fable is a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral in the story to give a lesson.

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