Labari y fable Da farko suna da alama iri ɗaya ne na adabi, amma suna da bambance-bambance da yawa, duka a zaɓen haruffa, da kuma manufofinsu.
La fable labari ne gajere wanda mafi akasarin rawar da dabbobi ko tsirrai ke takawa wanda aka ranta da wasu halayen mutane. Dalilin waɗannan labaran shine bayar da wani nau'in darasi halin kirki ko koyarwa, gayyatar mai karatu don yin tunani akan wani batun.
Yana da jinsi adabi maimakon nufin yara, inda galibi akwai kyawawan halaye a ƙarshen wanda zai iya zama mai ban sha'awa koya.
A nasa bangaren da labari labari ne game da gaske ko abubuwan ƙage na almara waɗanda suka shafi kowane irin hali. Akwai tatsuniyoyi iri iri kamar tatsuniyoyi, almara, tarihi, rudu da labaran fatalwa, da sauransu.
Dalilin labari shi ne yadawa, a baka, wata al'ada, kamar yadda yake faruwa da tatsuniyoyi, ko kuma kawai bada labari. Endingarshen ba dole ba ne ya haɗa, kamar yadda yake a cikin yanayin fable, halin kirki, wanda shine sanannen bambanci tsakanin su nau'o'i.