A short moral story is a type of narrative that conveys a lesson or moral. It can take the form of a FABLE, which is a brief story featuring animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized and given human qualities, such as speech and reason. A PARABLE is another type of short moral story, usually involving a comparison between two objects or ideas. Parables often use everyday situations to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.