Told stories (8)
I believe the answer is:
narrated
'told stories' is the definition.
'narrated' can be an answer for 'told' ('narrate' can be a synonym of 'tell'). I also know that 'stories' relates to this answer.
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for narrated that I've seen before include "Told a story, gave an account of" , "Recounted, recited" , "told a tale" , "Related" , "Provided commentary" .)