A fable is a short STORY that typically features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized and given human qualities. Crossword solutions for the term FABLE include PARABLE (7 letters), FALSEHOOD (9 letters), FICTION (7 letters), FABRICATION (11 letters), FIGMENT (7 letters), LIE (3 letters), FIB (3 letters), LORE (4 letters), INVENTION (9 letters), YARN (4 letters), FANTASY (7 letters), ACCOUNT (7 letters), APOLOGUE (8 letters), STORY (5 letters), CONTE (5 letters), ALLEGORY (8 letters), MYTH (4 letters), LEGEND (6 letters), and TALE (4 letters). All of these words refer to stories that contain a moral lesson or message.