For Fable we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Drama, Folklore, Poetry and William Shakespeare.

Fable (Drama)

A brief story with an explicit moral provided by the author. Fables typically include animals as characters. Their most famous practitioner in the west is the ancient Greek writer Aesop, whose "The Dog and the Shadow" and "The Wolf and the Mastiff" are included in this book.

Fable (Folklore)

A tale, often featuring animal characters, told to illustrate a specific moral point, and often ending with a proverb reinforcing that point.

Fable (Poetry)

A brief narrative in prose or verse that illustrates a moral or teaches a lesson, usually in which animals or inanimate objects are personified with human feelings and motivations.
Sidelight: Fables in which animals speak and act as humans are sometimes called beast fables. Beast Epics are longer narratives, often satirical, written in mock-epic form.
(Compare Allegory, Aphorism, Apologue, Didactic Poetry, Epigram, Gnome, Proverb)

Fable (William Shakespeare)

Palm of the hand. (The Merchant of Venice)

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