Short moral tale (5)

I believe the answer is:

fable

(Other definitions for fable that I've seen before include "Old wives' tale" , "One of Aesop's tales" , "Aesop's story?" , "Mythological story" , "Allegory" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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