Sentence examples for make a tale from inspiring English sources

Trollope knew that he "could not make a tale pleasing, chiefly or perhaps in any part" by politics.

However, the mere presence of animals that talk does not make a tale a fairy tale, especially when the animal is clearly a mask on a human face, as in fables.

Henryson blights Cresseid with leprosy, and makes a tale which is both apocalyptic – the lovers' fate reflects a whole history of warfare – and intimate.

The touching relationship between Clair-de-Lune and her little mouse friend makes a tale (pun intended) that will move even the youngest reader.

Winding Refn's inspiration for Drive came partly from reading Grimm's Fairy Tales, and his goal was to make "a fairy tale that takes Los Angeles as the background," with The Driver as the hero.

Perhaps they can find a way to make a fairy tale ending.

"Make a fairy tale and go and live in it," she said.

"The Mouse Moral: Knowing in part may make a fine tale, but wisdom comes from seeing the whole".

His whole intention was to make a fairy tale in which art keeps its devotees young.

Still, the quests of the various Litvinoffs make a compelling tale of familial self-discovery.

But he did not set out to make a fairy tale.