Fable Meaning In English. Fable definition a short tale to teach a moral lesson often with animals or inanimate objects as characters. A form of folk literature the fable is also one of the progymnasmata.
The characters of a fable may be animals plants and legendary creatures. Definition of fable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary. One in which animals speak and act like human beings The theme of the fable was the folly of human vanity.
A short moral story esp one with animals as characters.
A savage fable maybe even a desperate one. A narration intended to enforce a useful truth especially. More examples - hide examples Example sentences - Hide examples. A short story that tells a moral truth often using animals as characters.
