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A parable is a short descriptive story whose purpose is to illustrate a belief or a moral. Parables are often written in prose or verse, and have human characters.

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What short descriptive story is to illustrate a belief or a moral?

They are known as a fables, as in Aesop's Fables.


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Is the foundation moral principle sensed only by believers?

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Which of these terms is described as a short descriptive story whose purpose is to illustrate a belief or a moral?

------> Parable!The question's first clause implied a choice that's not presented, but I'd also suggest a Fable. E.g. those by Aesop.


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