Identify the genre of the following passage:
A jackdaw saw that the doves were well-fed, so she painted herself white and flew into the dove-cot. The doves thought at first that she was a dove like them, and let her in. But the jackdaw forgot herself and croaked in jackdaw fashion. Then the doves began to pick at her and drove her away. The jackdaw flew back to her friends but the jackdaws were frightened of her, seeing her white, and themselves drove her away.

Fable

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Burlesque

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Pastoral

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Georgic

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Solution

The correct option is C Fable
A fable is a simple tale that attributes human-like qualities to animals and presents a moral lesson. The given passage has all these elements. So, the passage is a fable. The correct option is A.
Option 'B' 'Burlesque' refers to an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something. hence this is not appropriate for the given passage.
Option 'C' 'Pastoral' refers to the keeping or grazing of 'sheep' or 'cattle'.
And it also refers to the work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life. Hence this option is not suitable for the given passage.
Option 'D' 'Georgic' refers to A rural poem or a composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands. Hence this is not suitable for the given passage

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