parable

A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson.

A comparison; similitude.

Specifically An allegorical relation or representation from which a moral is drawn for instruction; an apologue.

Synonyms Metaphor, Comparison,etc. (see simile); Fable,etc. (see myth).

To represent by a parable or allegorical representation.

Capable of being procured, prepared, or provided.

Procurable.

A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn.

To represent by parable.

A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy