Fable

Definition of fable:

part of speech: noun

A feigned story or tale intended to instruct or amuse; the plot or series of events in an epic or dramatic poem; fiction; a falsehood.

part of speech: noun

A fictitious story; fiction embodying a general truth.

part of speech: verb

To feign; to invent.

part of speech: noun

A fictitious tale; an untruth; a story intended to teach a useful or moral truth, in which, usually, animals talk and act like human beings.

part of speech: verb

To pretend; to tell of falsely.

Usage examples for fable:

• The moral of this fable is so plain, that it is quite useless to repeat it. "Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match", Francis C. Woodworth.

• It pleased him to set down, as a positive fact, the belief of all Israel in this fable while he himself knew nothing of the matter. "The Bible: what it is", Charles Bradlaugh.

• Such a test was not unusual in the Days of Fable and Jason agreed. "The Boy With the U.S. Miners", Francis Rolt-Wheeler.