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Fable

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a short story, often with animal characters, conveying a moral lesson
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Stage 1 of 2
fabula
Latin · ancient
"a story, a narrative"
a story, a narrative, from fari (to speak)
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Stage 2 of 2
fable
English · 1200s
"a short story with a moral, often featuring animals"
narrowed to mean a short story with a moral, often featuring animals
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