Story has several meanings:

• As literature, a story (also known as a tale) can be
  • A short story or a tall tale
  • A novel or specifically an epistolary novel
  • A fable, fairy tale, or frame tale
  • A tale is not the same as a tail.
• Plot, which holds a story together, also in plays and movies
• The American spelling of storey, meaning floor of a building
• Depiction of history
• Older American slang for soap opera (Ex: I'll talk to you later, Ethel; my stories are on.)
• In journalistic slang, a written piece or article

Tale is also the usenet nickname of David C. Lawrence , a key figure in usenet development.

See also

• Storytelling