Tale
Story, Legend
noun, verbal noun, の adjective
ものがたり
話 (はなし) Story, Talk, Speech, Conversation
昔話 (むかしばなし) Folk Tale, Legend, Old Story, Folklore
物語 (ものがたり) Tale, Story, Legend
童話 (どうわ) Children's Story, Fairy Tale
怪談 (かいだん) Ghost Story, Horror Story
物 (もの) Thing, Object, Item
語る (かたる) To Talk, To Tell, To Recite
A Tale 物語 is a thing 物 that is told 語