moral story
Tale with lesson
A moral story is a tale designed to convey an ethical lesson or principle.
Fables, parables, and cautionary tales are moral stories—the narrative exists to illustrate right conduct or warn against wrong behavior.
Every moral story she told ended with "and that's why you should always tell the truth." The genre dates to ancient times but persists in children's literature and religious instruction.
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- once upon a timeTraditional narrative opening
- happily ever afterTraditional story's final promise
- life lessonInsight from experience
fable · allegory · good vs evil · right and wrong · folklore · Aesop · tortoise and hare · honesty · personification · wise old man · kindness · empathy · golden rule · integrity · morality tales · symbolism · forgiveness · metaphor
- storiestale, tales, myth, legend, fable
- mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
- moral talesfable, parable, allegory, cautionary tale, cautionary tales
- moral teachingsadmonitions, admonition, fables, fable, proverbs
- children's booksfairy tales, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories, Harry Potter
moral storyescapist fiction
Entertainment through imaginary worlds
pulp fiction · beach read · potboiler · guilty pleasure · thriller