A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.