Usually means: Warning story illustrating potential danger.
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  1. cautionary tale: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. cautionary tale: Wiktionary
  3. Cautionary tale: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (cautionary tale)

noun:  A story, originally told in folklore, to warn its audience of a certain danger.

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