fable

noun

1. a deliberately false or improbable account

   Synonyms

   • fabrication, fiction

   Less specific

   • falsehood, falsity, untruth

   More specific

   • canard

2. a short moral story (often with animal characters)

   Synonyms

   • parable, allegory, apologue

   Less specific

   • story

   More specific

   • Aesop's fables

3. a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

   Synonyms

   • legend

   Less specific

   • story

   More specific

   • Arthurian legend