I heard a lovely tale this week.

"What a lovely tale," Bethany exclaimed on a sigh.

There were love stories - among them the lovely tale of how Rebekah's father tricked Jacob into doing double time for his daughter.

Perhaps someday you will tell me where that lovely tale came from?

All lovely tales that we have heard or read:

And instead of history with dates, she would tell a lovely tale.

It's a lovely, melancholy tale of loneliness, but it's undercut by its ponderousness.

That's, it's a lovely tale I think!

But in this lovely tale, there's an unexpected twist.

"Yes, so you see what a lovely tale of the imagination it is."