Each book in this series follows the same format as it examines one aspect of the oral tradition. Fables are defined as stories handed down from generation to generation in which animals act like humans and contain a moral or lesson that help a reader understand human nature. The story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is given as an example of a fable from Aesop and the Panchatantra from India is represented by “The Blue Jackal.” These stories are analyzed for their characters, dialog/dialect (both formal and informal), setting, plot, and theme or moral.