Moral tale (7)
'moral tale' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for fable that I've seen before include "there may be a moral to it" , "Allegory" , "Moral tale" , "Short moral story" , "It's not true" .)
'moral tale' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for parable that I've seen before include "Moral tale" , "Exemplum" , "Short moral story" , "Moral-carrying story" , "scripture lesson" .)