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These are two different words.

Moral refers to the ability to distinguish between right and wrong and the 'laws' that govern its application.

eg. Ethics are the rules of moral conduct. He is immoral.

Morale refers to the 'collective spirit of a group'. It is most often used in connection with the military or sports teams. As in 'Team morale'. See link.

Usually when they speak of 'the moral of the story' they are referring to the particular ethics that the story promotes. In the fable 'The Crow and the Pitcher' the moral of the story is 'persistance is its own reward'. In the fable 'Hercules and the Wagoneer' (actually more of a parable than a fable) the moral is 'God helps those who help themselves'.

If they speak of the morale of a story they would be referring to the fervor that the story tries to induce. The 'Book of Jasher' was a history of the Jewish nation written up in a time of war. Its major intention (I think that this is pretty darn obvious) was to promote national pride and military fervor.

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Q: I have seen both moral and morale used when speaking about the meaning of a story so which is correct moral of the story or morale of the story?
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