a statement, or an account of sth, that is not true 谎言；不实之词；无稽之谈
Is reincarnation fact or fable?
转世轮回是确有其事还是无稽之谈？
//…little-known horticultural facts and fables.
有关园艺的鲜为人知的事实和谬传
[C, U] a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters; these stories considered as a group 寓言；寓言故事
Aesop’s Fables
伊索寓言
a land rich in fable
寓言之乡