a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; his narrative was interesting; Disneys stories entertain adults as well as children

[ Syn: narrative , narration , story ]

a trivial lie; he told a fib about eating his spinach; how can I stop my child from telling stories?

[ Syn: fib , story , tarradiddle , taradiddle ]