Spiritually, these societies believed in local gods who were only known to others through oral tales.

The past is preserved, passed along from person to person through tales and stories.

Poorer inhabitants are said to try to trick tourists into relinquishing some money through elaborate tales.

"I seek an island that is as much legend as truth, an island known to many through tales, but to only a few by experience."

It comes through tall tales in the clubhouse at Monroe Street, which has a full view of the harbor from its back window.

The gallery adopts a story-telling approach unveiling different perspectives through tales of the past.

A practical man had to seize the moment before him, not meander through dusty tales.

Ironically, the Indians he has learned to fear, through tales that his father had told him, save his life in this part of the story.

Ironically, the native Indians he has learned to fear through tales of kidnapping have saved his life.

This is mostly through tall tales concerning various super-villains.