The Mahabharata is one of the greatest epics in the world as it was composed in poetry, and it is a saga of the eventful story of the Kuru Dynasty. The animals are described to be talking to people or to one another wisely, foolishly, cunningly and in all other ways as human beings do. Aesop's Fables are a very good example, and so too is the Panchatantra which is a collection of fables. The lessons imparted by fables are very useful and practicable. They can impart guidance in most difficult situations and lead one out of them.
Fables are a good source of wisdom, tact and other noble means.
Thus they go a long way to put one onto the road to success and well-being if their morals are translated into daily life. Fables should not be read for amusement only, but for learning to be a successful person as well. They are popular because they describe the hopes and fears of common people in a natural fanciful way. Since, human hopes and fears are the same everywhere, we can find similar folk-tales in distantly apart countries. There may be slight differences in the versions of these similar folk-tales, but their theme is almost the same.