0 a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe: --
1 a story or report, esp. one that is invented or difficult to believe: --
His life story makes a pretty remarkable tale.
a fairy tale
Many of the old people will tell tales only in the evening; it is not right, not lucky, to do so during daylight.
Such tales may well refer to concrete historical events.
In all the other tales, we are told explicitly why the ghosts return and what they desire.
The different cautionary tales show how the authors labor for the users' understanding and recognition of the code's epistemic dimension.
No tales are told out of school, here.
The narrative logic of both genres demanded tragic love tales.
The tales also show how authors labor for their own recognition by presenting themselves as necessary advocates, companions, and accompanists of the objects.
Developing autonomy for tellers, tales and telling in family narrative events.
