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fable

a legendary story of supernatural happenings

anecdote

a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing or biographical incident

parable

a short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle

tragedy

a narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man

myth

a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone.