The fables thing, Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark I thought it was fully understood that they are fables and nothing more, they are stories that guide people in the way that they should live their lives. They didn't happen, I thought that was a given?
Not sure if Islam had the same thing.
No mate, they're taught as being factual, you can have some great fun with Jehovahs on your doorstep ripping the Old testament.