tale vs fib

tale and fib both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tale	Yes	No	No	No
fib	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tale and fib are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of tale include story, taradiddle, tarradiddle.

tale (noun)	fib (noun)
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program	a trivial lie
a trivial lie

tale (verb)	fib (verb)
	tell a relatively insignificant lie