Tells (a story) (8)
I believe the answer is:
narrates
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tells a story</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for narrates that I've seen before include "provides an account" , "Tells (a story)" , "Recites, recounts" .)