Tail/Tale

Tail


/tāl/


Noun/Verb


Noun

1. an appendage found in many animals, extending from the end of the backbone

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.

- Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Verb

2. to follow

Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.

CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com

Tale


/tāl/


Noun


a story

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

- Hans Christian Anderson (1805-1875)

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