Should he tell her of the strange little watering hole in San Francisco where time seemed to stand still, and improbable tales were told?

Carl is told to act suspiciously and pitch an improbable tale.

He sensed that this wild and improbable tale was the truth.

"No one could make up so improbable a tale," Mist sniffed.

New York is full of improbable tales, and surely this is one for the books.

His improbable tale became the inspiration for the book.

Of course, everyone knew that as long as anyone would listen to the kender's improbable tales, he wasn't going anywhere.

It would do no good to tell him an improbable tale of slavery on a distant planet.

But now this improbable tale, which won headlines across the nation, has taken another turn.

Publishers Weekly called the book an "occasionally improbable yet thoroughly entertaining tale."