Found 2 items, similar to apologue.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: apologue apologue n : a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: fable, parable, allegory]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Apologue Apologue \Ap"o*logue\, n. [L. apologous, Gr. ?; ? from + ? speech, ? to speak: cf. F. apologue.] A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable. [1913 Webster] Note: An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. [AE]sop's fables are good examples of apologues. [1913 Webster]