These stories are generally allegorical and end with a moral lesson.
In one story of this type, a bird catcher's leg is stung by one character in order to alert another character. Another story of this type ends with one character chewing through a rope to free a captured character who had earlier been merciful. Those stories of this type attributed to the same author are The Ant and the Dove and The Lion and the Mouse. These stories are generally allegorical and end with a moral lesson. For 10 points, name this story form that was used by Jean de la Fontaine and Aesop.
In one story of this type, a bird catcher's leg is stung by one character in order to alert another character.
fables