Short tale intended to teach a moral lesson, typically having animals as characters; from Greek, 'story' (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APOLOGUE Short tale intended to teach a moral lesson, typically having animals as characters; from Greek, 'story' (8) (8)
6% FABLE Moral story (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 6, 2026
6% MORAL Lesson from a story (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 17, 2025
5% CONTES Short adventure tales (6) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
5% SALEM In the end, there's a moral tale from American city (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jan 3, 2026
5% DIDACTIC Took steps, in charge, intended to teach (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Dec 26, 2025
5% WOE Tale of ___ (sob story) (3) USA Today Dec 13, 2025
5% PHI Greek character (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 4, 2025
5% OKAPI All right for a Greek character to have an animal (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
5% TOON Animated character, for short (4)
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