Synonyms for Tale (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (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):
narration, narrative, story
WordNet sense 2 (a trivial lie):
fib, taradiddle, tarradiddle
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