tale

GCSE vocabulary

How to sign: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
"his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children";

Similiar / Same: narrative, narration, story

Categories: content, message, subject matter, substance

Within this category: Canterbury Tales, fairytale, folktale, nursery rhyme, sob story, tall tale, tearjerker

tale

How to sign: a trivial lie
"he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?";

Similiar / Same: fib, tarradiddle, taradiddle, story

Categories: lie, prevarication

Within this category: fairytale