tell tales

"Sha'n't tell tales out of school," he replied, with another weak attempt at his old facetiousness.

And ever since then, Bevis dear, they have done nothing but tell tales against me.

At first I showed some hesitation in answering; but at last I said, "I weep because we dare not tell tales out of school."

Sails rent and cordage strained tell tales of many storm-gusts, or, perchance, of one tornado; and see!

"You know I ain't goin' to tell tales, grandpa," he said, in a curiously manly fashion.