a traditional story, typically about animals, that teaches a moral lesson

a traditional children’s

story in which magical things happen

An old traditional story that was originally told orally

A story about imaginary events or people

a story that someone

invents in order to deceive other people

a film, poem, or book that is long and contains a lot of action, usually dealing with a historical subject:

example: Gilgamesh

a very old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories, not always true, that people tell about a famous event or person:

example: King Arthur

an ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts:

example: The Minotaur

a long story about Scandinavian history, written in the Old Norse language in the Middle Ages, mainly in Iceland:

example: Star Wars

A humorous or horrific story or piece of information circulated as though true

example: Crocodiles in the sewers of New York