Employment of carpenters is projected to grow 6 percent from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Increased levels of new homebuilding and remodeling activity will require more carpenters.
n-count. tall tale (tall tales plural) A tall tale is a long and complicated story that is difficult to believe because most of the events it describes seem unlikely or impossible. n-count. ...the imaginative tall tales of sailors.
A short story is a brief work of fiction, usually written in prose and running 1,600 to 20,000 words in length. The literary roots of the short story can be found in oral storytelling traditions, such as anecdotes, fables, fairy tales, and parables. The German 'novellen' and the Russian 'povest' are also forms of the short story.