How to Spell tale

tale - noun

• An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.

• A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

• A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.

• The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.