fable
fa·ble (fāʹbəl)n. 1. A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans. 2. A story about legendary persons and exploits. 3. A falsehood; a lie.v. fa·bled, fa·bling, fa·blesv. tr. To recount as if true.v. intr. Archaic To compose fables. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fābula, from fārī, to speak. See bhā-2 in Indo-European Roots.] faʹbler n.
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