The word for today is…
parable (noun):
: a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Parable comes from the Latin word parabola, from Greek parabole, meaning “comparison.” The word parabola may look familiar if you remember your geometry. The mathematical parabola refers to a curve that is shaped like the path of something that is thrown forward and high in the air and falls back to the ground.
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