Preposition: of

• intrigue: As they work to untangle the threads of both murders they make powerful enemies in a dramatic tale of court intrigue and revenge.

• bravery: However, his works were not limited to these tales of bravery, intrigue and revenge.

• derring-do: Get ready for an extraordinary tale of doggy derring-do!

Possessives

• traveler: Holidays in Hell is package tour of traveler's tales from places as appealing as the inner circles of Dante's inferno.

Converse of object

• tell: In telling a tale against the Miller, is he actually telling a tale against himself?

• recount: No doubt people will recount the tale for as long as Coventry exists.

• harrow: The truth about Vietnam This harrowing tale is simply about the horrors of war.

• weave: These story-telling sessions weave enchanting tales of nature as the Gardens sleep through the winter.

Adjective modifier

• cautionary: The facts of this case are a cautionary tale.

• tall: Nothing wrong with a few tall tales, I say.

• tragic: Read the tragic tale of Jean McConville here, executed on the command of Gerry Adams, the psychotic Sinn Fein IRA godfather.

• classic: Classic tale of a boy who dreams himself to an island of friendly monsters.

• gripping: Tony Thompson has cleverly blended their individual accounts into a gripping tale.

• sad: Now let me tell you a sad little tale about a Cornish fisherman.

Noun used with modifier

• fairy: Many of the fairy tales we grew up with are examples.

• folk: What about using folk tales to talk about globalization?

• epic: Troy is a movie written by David Benioff, and loosely based on Homer's epic tale.

• morality: The account has a nice ring to it, and can be offered as a good morality tale in which good triumphs over evil.

• coming-of-age: This sophisticated coming-of-age tale takes us on a journey, through the politics of Mexico, class, friendship, love and sex.