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| anecdote |
a short tale about a funny or interesting event. |
| fable |
a short tale that teaches a lesson. The characters in fables are often animals who speak and act like people. [1/2 definitions] |
| fairy tale |
A fairy tale is a story that has magical characters or things that happen by magic. In fairy tales, you can read or hear about things like elves and giants and wizards and fairies. Very often, fairy tales tell stories of make-believe princes and princesses in lands far away and in times long ago. |
| narrate |
to tell the tale or give an account of; relate. [1/2 definitions] |
| romance |
a tale of the adventures and deeds of knights or other heroes. [1/4 definitions] |
| spin |
to form or develop (a story or tale) from the imagination. [1/8 definitions] |
| tale |
A tale is a story, especially a story that is long or tells about interesting or strange things. |
| tall tale |
A tall tale is a story that is not likely to be true and contains a lot of things that seem exaggerated. |
| yarn |
(informal) a long tale that may exaggerate the truth or is hard to believe. [1/2 definitions] |
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