fable

nounfeminine/ˈfaβulɐ/medium

fa·bu·la

Definition

A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral lesson.

Aesop's fables are known worldwide.

The fable of the ant and the grasshopper teaches the value of work.

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Common collocations

moral fableAesop's fablefable's moral

Do latim 'fabŭla' (conversação, narrativa, história).