6
story(noun, account, news, tale, narrative)
5
fable(noun, report, account, novel, news)
3
allegory(noun, report, account, news, tale)
3
lore
3
myth(noun, report, account, news, tale)
3
fiction(account, tale, narrative)
2
folklore
2
legend(noun, report, account, news, tale)
2
mythology
2
parable(report, account, news, tale, narrative)
2
romance(noun, report, account, news, tale)
2
folk story(expression, idiom)
2
tradition
1
fairy tale(expression, idiom, report, account, news)
1
anecdote(noun, description, story, novel, telling)
1
apologue(report, account, news, tale, narrative)
1
archetypal myth
1
fantasy(report, account, news, tale, narrative)
1
account(noun, report, novel, news, tale)
1
adventure story
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