TALES

/teɪl/
noun
noun: tale; plural noun: tales
1.a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
“a delightful children’s tale”
Similar: story, short story, narrative, anecdote, report, account, record, history, legend, fable, myth, romance, parable, allegory, epic, saga, yarn, rumour, gossip, hearsay, slander, talk, allegation, tittle-tattle, libel, tea, a lie.

Similar: lie, fib, falsehood, story, untruth, fabrication, fiction, piece of fiction, trumped-up story, fake news, alternative fact, tall story
fairy story/tale, cock and bull story, shaggy-dog story, yarn

2. ARCHAIC
a number or total.
“an exact tale of the dead bodies”