Telling stories - some only in German (5)
I believe the answer is:
lying
'telling stories' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'some only in german' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'LYING' is hidden within 'only in german'.
(Other definitions for lying that I've seen before include "Untruthful - in bed?" , "Invention" , "retailing pork pies" , "Deviating from truth" , "Not standing" .)