FableYour Creative Hub
Meet 12 characters, explore six worlds and read three little adventures. Open any story’s prompt to make an adventure of your own. Everything here is free to explore.
Anything can become someone
A wonderfully odd combination. A quiet hero. A small animal with a big idea. There's room for every kind of imagination.
Six looks. Endless possibilities.
See how materials, shapes and expression change a character. Open a style prompt whenever you want a starting point for your own idea.
Cut-paper characters, folded scenery and layered little stages.
Illustrate [YOUR CHARACTER] as a flat cut-paper theatre puppet. Use angular silhouettes, a few bold coloured paper shapes, visible fibres, folded edges and paper-fastener joints. Show thin shadows between flat layers. Adapt the proportions and pose to paper construction while keeping the character's defining traits. Full body, simple background, no text or 3D modelling.
Sculpted characters, expressive faces and cinematic light.
Create [YOUR CHARACTER] as an expressive modern 3D adventure character. Use rounded sculpted forms, believable material shading, lively eyes, cinematic rim light and a dynamic pose. Give the body real volume and depth. Adapt proportions to the medium while preserving the character's defining traits, colours and props. Full body, simple background, no lettering or existing franchise characters.
Bold outlines, playful shapes and bright, flat colour.
Draw [YOUR CHARACTER] as a playful classic 2D cartoon. Use bold flowing ink outlines, flat colour fills, long elastic limbs, an exaggerated silhouette and an expressive comic pose. Limit shading to one simple cel shadow; avoid gradients and 3D volume. Keep the character's defining traits, colours and props recognisable. Full body, simple background, no text.
Expressive linework, cel shading and painted adventure worlds.
Illustrate [YOUR CHARACTER] in an original Japanese-inspired anime adventure style. Use a lean dynamic silhouette, angular features, expressive eyes, precise fine linework and crisp two-tone cel shading. Adapt the proportions and pose while keeping the character's defining traits, colours and props. Full body, simple background. No added cultural costumes, scenery, lettering or resemblance to existing anime characters.
Painted washes, pencil lines and soft storybook edges.
Paint [YOUR CHARACTER] as a loose traditional watercolour storybook illustration. Use transparent pigment washes, granulation, wet-on-wet edges, untouched pale highlights and a few delicate pencil marks. Suggest details with expressive brush strokes. Keep the character's defining traits, colours and props, with gentle proportions and an unforced pose. Full body, airy simple background, no thick outlines or 3D rendering.
Felt friends, stitched fabrics and handmade miniature places.
Create [YOUR CHARACTER] as a real handmade wool-felt puppet photographed in soft studio light. Use a stuffed cloth body, short mitten-like limbs, sewn button eyes, visible blanket stitches, knitted details and tactile wool fibres. Simplify the anatomy for puppet construction while preserving the character's defining traits, colours and props. Full body, simple background, no smooth plastic or CGI fur.
01 · 12 characters
Funny, thoughtful, joyful, brave—and a few splendid villains. Borrow a friend, change a detail, and see what happens.
12 characters
A roller-skating noodle whose best plans usually end in a glorious tangle.
Try this ‘what if’
What if Nell's skates only rolled backwards today?
A careful tortoise with a clockwork shell who measures everything, including the distance to a good idea.
Try this ‘what if’
What if the professor discovered a pebble that grew whenever someone guessed?
A vain magpie who takes the shiniest things and insists he is merely ‘keeping them safe’.
Try this ‘what if’
What if his stolen buttons were holding the village together?
A sunflower sprout with enormous gumboots and a small celebration for almost everything.
Try this ‘what if’
What if Momo woke up to a day with no sunshine?
A little hedgehog who believes a hero's first job is to notice who needs a hand.
Try this ‘what if’
What if the only way across was to ask the villain for help?
A tiny detective who spots the detail everyone else has hurried past.
Try this ‘what if’
What if the missing thing had never been lost?
A grand velvet moth who steals beautiful sounds and keeps them in glass jars.
Try this ‘what if’
What if she captured the one sound that helps the village fall asleep?
A teacup dragon whose enormous sneezes make bubbles instead of fire.
Try this ‘what if’
What if one bubble carried away the mayor's hat?
A resourceful lantern mole who can find a small, steady light in a very big problem.
Try this ‘what if’
What if Juniper's lantern went out just as someone called for her?
An origami crane queen who orders every crooked thing to fold exactly her way.
Try this ‘what if’
What if a crumpled scrap became something her perfect plans could not make?
A generous rabbit with treasure-filled pockets and a cloud tail that changes with her feelings.
Try this ‘what if’
What if Bibi's empty pocket turned out to be the most useful one?
A quiet raven who listens before speaking and remembers the sounds other people miss.
Try this ‘what if’
What if Rook was the only one who recognised a missing sound?
02 · 6 worlds
Six places with their own rules. Take any character anywhere; let the world change what happens next.
6 worlds
An entire little sea inside a teacup, with paper boats and a teaspoon lighthouse.
The world's little rule
The tide rises whenever someone laughs.
Try this ‘what if’
What if a very funny visitor arrived just before a low bridge?
Copper trees grow ticking apples, and a brass waterwheel keeps the seasons turning.
The world's little rule
An apple ripens only when someone gives it a little time.
Try this ‘what if’
What if someone tried to hurry the very first spring?
Shelves hang from the ceiling. Open books become stairs to the cosiest reading nook.
The world's little rule
Gravity follows whichever book is being read aloud.
Try this ‘what if’
What if two friends started reading different books at once?
Warm acorn lanterns light crystal caves, moss bridges and a river that holds the stars.
The world's little rule
The roots glow a little brighter when someone listens carefully.
Try this ‘what if’
What if the caves lost the one small sound everyone knew?
Quilted hills, a ribbon railway and a button windmill. A world stitched together by its neighbours.
The world's little rule
A shared stitch holds more strongly than a stitch made alone.
Try this ‘what if’
What if the most important button in the prairie disappeared?
A floating cloud island where sunshine travels in parcels and rain waits politely in the sorting room.
The world's little rule
A weather parcel leaves only when its weather is ready.
Try this ‘what if’
What if a letter marked ‘tomorrow’ arrived a day too early?
03 · Stories & prompts
Three example stories, each paired with a reusable prompt. Read one, then change the characters, world or twist.
A windmill comes undone, a magpie has a suspiciously full pouch, and a little hedgehog discovers what helping really takes.
Read the storyA clear wish, a tricky obstacle, and a clever way through. Good for a lively little adventure.
In [WORLD], [CHARACTER] wanted [WISH]. But [OBSTACLE] stood in the way. First they tried [FIRST IDEA]. That didn't quite work because [SURPRISE]. With [HELP OR NEW IDEA], they found another way. In the end, [ENDING]—and [ONE THING THAT CHANGED].
Who is here, and where do they live?
What do they really want today?
What gets in the way?
What do they try first? Why doesn't it quite work?
Who helps, or what new idea changes things?
How does it end? What is a little different now?
Dot follows a curious envelope through the Weather Post Office and discovers that the best clue might be a better question.
Read the storySomething curious, a few useful clues, and a question nobody has thought to ask.
One day in [WORLD], [STRANGE THING] happened. [CHARACTER] noticed [FIRST CLUE] and guessed [EXPLANATION]. Then [NEW CLUE] changed everything. They asked [BETTER QUESTION]. Suddenly the clues made sense: [DISCOVERY]. Together they [GENTLE SOLUTION].
What is missing, different or surprising?
What small detail does our character notice?
What do they think happened?
What new clue shows that guess isn't quite right?
How do the clues fit? Who can they ask?
What is the answer, and what do they do with it?
The caves are missing their familiar goodnight sound. A listening raven and a lantern mole follow the quiet to Madame Hush.
Read the storyOne small worry, a little help, and a familiar place to rest. Let the story get quieter as it goes.
As evening settled over [WORLD], [CHARACTER] heard [QUIET SOUND]. They were wondering about [SMALL WORRY]. So they [GENTLE STEP]. [FRIEND OR FAMILIAR THING] reminded them [COMFORT]. Back in [COSY PLACE], they [RESTFUL ACTION]. And all around them: [SOFT LAST LINE].
What does our character see or hear as the day ends?
What feels unfinished or unfamiliar?
Where do they go to look for comfort?
Who listens, or what familiar thing reassures them?
How does their place feel safe and cosy again?
What quiet sound or repeated words close the story?
A little idea. A story to share. A world that’s yours.
Start creating for freeYour family. Your creations. Endless possibilities.
