pabula
pábula with stress marks
fable
Usage Note
Pabula comes from Spanish 'fábula' and refers to a short moral story, often featuring animals as characters. Pabulas are a staple of Filipino elementary school literature and are used to teach values and life lessons to children.
Examples
" Maganda ang pabula tungkol sa daga. "
Natural Translation
The fable about the mouse is nice.
Literal Translation
Nice the fable about the mouse.
" Mahilig silang magbasa ng pabula sa mga bata. "
Natural Translation
They are fond of reading fables to the children.
Literal Translation
Fond they-to read of fable to plural child.
" Sa bawat pabula na binabasa ng guro, may aral na itinatanim sa isip ng mga bata tungkol sa kabutihan. "
Natural Translation
In every fable the teacher reads, there is a lesson planted in the children's minds about goodness.
Literal Translation
In each fable that read of teacher, has lesson that-planted in mind of plural child about goodness.
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