1. (

• narrative ,
• narration ,
• story ,
• tale

) 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"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" ;

2. (

• fib ,
• story ,
• tale ,
• tarradiddle ,
• taradiddle

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