tale
/teɪl; tel/ n
1 narrative or story 故事: `fairy tales 神话
tales of adventure 冒险故事.
2 report spread by gossip, often false or invented 传言; 传闻; 流言蜚语
I've heard some odd tales about her. 我听到些关於她的怪事.
You hear all sorts of tales. 各种流言蜚语满天飞.
3 (idm 习语) dead men tell no tales => dead. live, etc to tell the tale => tell. an old wives' tale => old. tell its own tale => tell. tell tales => tell. thereby hangs a tale => hang1.