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)