Oh, absolutely! When you open a fable, it’s like stepping onto a stage where every sentence is a step on a dance floor. The rhythm of the story—little beats of “once upon a time,” “and then,” “so, therefore”—lines up with the way we tick our own hearts. It’s as if the page knows when we’re rushing, when we’re pausing to sip tea, and when we’re giggling over a silly moral. So next time you feel a day slipping by, try reading a short tale and see if the story’s tempo syncs with your own—sometimes the two become a single, humming melody.