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Answer : FABLE

noun

A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters.

SYNONYMS

fantasy, fiction, legend, myth, parable, apologue

EXAMPLES:

‘The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.’

‘It is a fable about an elderly woman, “Grandy,” who has suffered an unnamed loss.’

‘The fable tells us that if policymakers foster competition and cut taxes, the rest will pretty much work itself out.’

‘His hilarious parody-fable, “A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig,” traces the supposed genesis of that culinary delicacy.’

‘You know the fable about the dog who dropped his meat in the water, trying to snap at its reflection?’

More Clues

  • MORSE Inspector of British fiction
  • FABLE Fine drink inspires British fiction
  • HONEY _ Mitchell, the new inspector of Bridge Street Market in Walford
  • DIVER Examiner of sunken ships, perhaps
  • MASHGIAH Inspector of violations of Jewish dietary laws in food processing plants (Hebrew)
  • OFSTED The non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools In England
  • SURVEYOR Professional measurer of land; or, an inspector of buildings
  • TRACKMAN Inspector of the rails
  • GO DOWN THE DRAIN Fail in work as inspector of sewers?
  • AUDITOR Inspector of accounts
  • ALLERGIST Inspector of hives, perhaps
  • MR LISTER Chief inspector of the market inEastEnders
  • TAXMAN Government inspector of financial accounts
  • TEST PILOT Aircraft inspector, of a sort
  • DOH Cry from the safety inspector of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
  • C P A S Inspectors of fin. books
  • SCRUTINEER Examiner of votes at an election
  • SCRUTATOR Close and thorough examiner of something
  • ASSESSOR Examiner of idiots, upset no end
  • CENSOR Examiner of dissipated crones?
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