"I fear there have been many false tales traveling Defalk."

"We must let none return to carry false tales to Pesita," he explained.

"Each has a separate, false tale to tell to anyone who happens to come by and notice it."

He accomplished this by telling a false tale of his past to a few sympathetic farmers in Georgia.

"I could get no tale out of him, true or false."

Then Swanhild drew near and told him a false tale.

All he has ever been good at is to spin false tales.

I'll not listen to any false tales against her.

"You've told outright lies, made up false tales about his being a fortune-hunter."

Had he stayed two minutes longer, his false tale of death would have been rendered useless.