what is parable
A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, whereas parables have human characters.A parable is a type of analogy.Some scholars of the canonical gospels and the New Testament apply the term parable only to the parables of Jesus, though that is not a common restriction of the term.Parables such as  The Prodigal Son  are central to Jesus' teaching method in the canonical narratives and the apocrypha. parable is a type of analogy. Some scholars of the canonical gospels and the New Testament apply the term parable only to the parables of Jesus, though that is not a common restriction of the term.