*PARABLE - also see SYMBOL, FIGURE, SIGN, MARK
A short allegorical story, designed to convey some truth or moral lesson. (Dict)
Parables give the recipent a much deeper understanding once they figure it out because they have to think and meditate upon it ?????
This is why I speak in parables, because 'they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand'. (NAB Matt 13:13)
Parable of the Prodigal Son
Parable of the Unforgiving Servant