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The fable has an identified moral that is illustrated by the events of the story.
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The moral is stated at the end, but is not developed in the story.
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The moral is stated at the end, but is only somewhat developed in the story.
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The moral is stated at the end, but is moderately developed in the story.
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The moral is stated at the end, and is well developed in the story.
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The main characters are animals that behave with human-like characteristics.
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The main characters are animals but do not have any characteristics of humans.
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The main characters are animals but only somewhat have any characteristics of humans.
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The main characters are animals but behave like humans.
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The main characters are animals that behave with human-like characteristics.
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The characters chosen help illustrate the moral and are a good fit to the events in the story.
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The characters chosen do not help illustrate the moral.
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The characters chosen help illustrate the moral somewhat.
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The characters chosen help illustrate the moral somewhat but are not a good fit to the events in the story.
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The characters chosen help illustrate the moral and are a good fit to the events in the story.
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The format of the fable fits the required structure and organization of a traditional fable.
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The story does not appear to follow any format.
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The story is formatted in the traditional narrative style, but does not meet the requirements of a fable.
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The story somewhat meets the format of a fable and shows elements of the traditional structure.
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The format of the fable fits the required structure and organization of a traditional fable.
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The fable is edited and does not contain any errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling.
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The fable appears to be unedited and contains many distracting errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
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The fable appears to be unedited and contains some distracting errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
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The fable appears to be unedited and contains few distracting errors in grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
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The fable is edited and does not contain any errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling.
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