a tale is a form of:

Tale




SEE: Tael
noun
1.
(A story of true or fictitious events narrative, a report spread by gossip, a lie or falsehood) fairy tale រឿងប្រឌិត
Example: Don't tell tales about your success.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) រឿងនិទាន, របាយការណ៍ដែលលេចឭដោយពាក្យរសឹបរសៀរ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration; a count, in distinction from measure or weight; a number reckoned or stated.
2.
A count or declaration.
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To tell stories.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) That which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.