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сказка noun
{f}

fable [fables](fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)
noun
[UK: ˈfeɪb.l̩] [US: ˈfeɪb.l̩]

fairy tale [fairy tales](folktale)
noun
[UK: ˈfeə.ri teɪl] [US: ˈfe.ri ˈteɪl]

folktale [folktales](story that is part of the oral tradition of a people)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊk.teɪl] [US: ˈfoʊk.teɪl]

tale [tales](type of story)
noun
[UK: teɪl] [US: ˈteɪl]

сказка на ночь noun
{f}

bedtime story(story read to children before they sleep)
noun

сказка про белого бычка noun

Banbury story of a cock and a bull(roundabout, nonsensical story)
noun

cock-and-bull story(far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒk ənd bʊl ˈstɔː.ri] [US: ˈkɑːk ænd ˈbʊl ˈstɔː.ri]

народная сказка noun
{f}

folktale [folktales](story that is part of the oral tradition of a people)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊk.teɪl] [US: ˈfoʊk.teɪl]

подсказка noun
{f}

cue [cues](words which serve to remind an actor)
noun
[UK: kjuː] [US: ˈkjuː]

hint [hints](clue)
noun
[UK: hɪnt] [US: ˈhɪnt]

prompt [prompts](a reminder or cue)
noun
[UK: prɒmpt] [US: ˈprɑːmpt]

tip [tips](piece of advice)
noun
[UK: ˈtɪp] [US: ˈtɪp]

tooltip(an element of a graphical user interface)
noun

присказка noun
{f}

proverb [proverbs](phrase expressing a basic truth)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.vɜːb] [US: ˈprɑː.vərb]

saying [sayings](proverb or maxim)
noun
[UK: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]