fable
noun
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: Aesop's fables.
fables
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pluralof fable.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s about good versus evil, gods versus monsters — the fables we’ve been telling since the beginning of time, and why they will be with us until the end.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
“The Wayfinder” combines religious myths, ecological fables and nationalist origin stories into a thrilling hero’s quest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
"The great thing about these movies is that they are like fables," Byron Howard, one of the two directors, told AFP in Los Angeles.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
The Laguna Beach space, a 1,000-square-foot love letter to fairy tales, is a fantastical, mystical wonderland, where fables of lost love, ghostly pets and irresistible avarice are told via miniature installations and ornate, storybook art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
Whereas my father once told stories of historic battles and heroic Xhosa warriors, my mother would enchant us with Xhosa legends and fables that had come down from numberless generations.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
