Definition of Fable
Fable
fa·ble
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a short story with a moral, whose characters are typically animals that talk and behave like humans, often involving elements of legends and myths;
e.g. Most people are familiar with the fable of the hare and the tortoise.
(noun)
a belief, statement, or narrative that is false or fictitious;
e.g. There is plenty of proof against the fable that the earth is flat.
(verb)
to make up a person, incident, or story from one's imagination and to write or talk about it as though it were true/real;
e.g. Many explorers fable their encounters with the Loch Ness Monster.
(verb)
in old usage, to tell fictitious stories, especially those that have a moral and share elements with legends/myths;
e.g. The elders would fable to the children until they went to sleep.
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