tale
n 1: an account describing incidents or events; "after dinner he
told the children stories of his adventures" [syn: {narration},
{narrative}, {story}, {yarn}, {recital}]
2: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach";
"how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {fib},
{story}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}]