The old village legend turned into a cautionary tale that parents told their children to keep them from wandering into the woods at night.

He dismissed her traveller's tale as nothing more than a tall story meant to attract attention.

The teacher used a morality tale about honesty to encourage the students to do the right thing.

She dismissed the rumor as a Banbury tale, insisting it was nothing more than a fanciful fabrication.

Grandmother told us a folk tale about a clever fox that outwitted a greedy farmer.

The tell-tale on the sail fluttered, showing the wind's direction to the helmsman.

The tell-tale scratches on the table revealed that the cat had been there.

Anyone who spreads rumors is often labeled a tale bearer by their neighbors.

Don't be a tale-bearer who spreads half-truths about your coworkers.

She listed the obscure blab-tale in the appendix to explain its usage.