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Used with adjectives:
"
My grandfather told us an amazing tale."
(amazing, bizarre, strange, incredible, extraordinary)
"
That is a classic tale about friendship."
(classic, folk, old, traditional)
"
That was such a sad tale!"
(sad, terrible, tragic, gruesome, chilling, dark, mysterious, heart-warming)
"
The kids love listening to funny tales."
(funny, fairy, fantastic, magical, fascinating)
Used with verbs:
"
My uncle tells fairy tales."
(tells, reads, writes, makes up)
"
This tale concerns my family."
(concerns, involves, is based on)
"
Have you heard this tale before?"
(heard)
Used with prepositions:
"
These are tales about adventures in Africa."
(about, of, from)
