tale

Noun

• a trivial lie
  • he told a fib about eating his spinach
    
  • how can I stop my child from telling stories?
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  fib , story , tarradiddle , taradiddle , narrative , narration