" Are story and tale the same?"
Story is "an account of incidents or events"
Tale is "a relation of a series of events or facts"
Not much different there.
But further on.
Story is also "the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work"
Tale is " an improper report of a private or confidential matter"
These closely related words diverge here, ......
Noble's Book of Writing Blunders and How to Avoid Them
by William Noble
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