Fable
Fable noun - A story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life.
Usage example: this classic Christmas film is essentially a fable showing how every person's life has meaning and touches the lives of others
Tale is a synonym for fable in myth topic. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Fable", when it comes to topics like speech, fantasy, story, language. popular alternative
Nearby Word: fabled
Tale
Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.
Usage example: don't believe the tales you hear about our neighbor's kid
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Adaptations of the tale or appearances of the character in other works: Much like many other fairy tale/fable characters, Bluebeard was a prominent character in the comic book series Fables for several story arcs.
Source: Literature / Bluebeard - G.Wells tells them that they are now the caretakers of The Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale.
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Once per Episode: Each episode has the animals telling the kids a classic story that accompanies the episode's virtue, whether it is a fairy tale, a folk tale, a tall tale, a fable or a myth.
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