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Synonyms
fa·ble (fā́bəl)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fābula, from fārī, to speak.]

noun 

  1. A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans.
  2. A story about legendary persons and exploits.
  3. A falsehood; a lie.

verb: -bled, -bling, -bles. 

transitive verb 

To recount as if true.

intransitive verb 

Archaic
To compose fables.

derivatives

fábler
noun