tell a story
- narrateTell a story aloud
- recountNarrate or retally
- spin a yarnTell a lengthy tale
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- once upon a timeTraditional narrative opening
bedtime · campfire · legend · fable · myth · chronicle · relate · weave · plot · characters · listeners · voices · dramatic · suspense · climax · ending · beginning · oral
communication vs. silence
tell a storysay nothing
Refrain from speaking
hold one's tongue · keep mum · stay quiet · clam up · bite one's tongue
truth vs. fabrication
tell a storytell the truth
Communicate facts honestly
speak the truth · be honest · tell it like it is · speak plainly