[noun] - a short story which tells a general truth or is only partly based on fact, or literature of this typeIn the fable of the race between the tortoise and the hare, the tortoise wins, even though he is slow, because he keeps going with determination. [C]Even adults have a taste for fable, fantasy and magic. [U]
FABLE
Meaning of FABLE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012