fable

noun

1.
a deliberately false or improbable account
beat-up misaccount fabrication fiction
Derived from:
fabulist fabulous
2.
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
bispel byquid byspel leasespel allegory apologue parable
Derived from:
fabulist fabulous
3.
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
dreamtale wonder-tale wondertale wonder-tales legend
Derived from:
fabulist fabulous