n .
a story which the characters are symbols with moral or spiritual meanings 등장인물이 도덕적, 정신적 의미로 상징화된 이야기, 우화

• Instead of lecturing the children directly about the importance of straightening up their rooms, Mrs. Smith told them an _____ in which a little boy named Good was given all the candy in the world after making his bed, while a messy little girl named Bad had nothing to eat but turnips and broccoli.