Possible Clues:

• 'The Story of the Walking Cane,' love
• Does the coat need to have a tail, by the sound of it?
• Short accoung of an incident
• A short tale, usually true
• All told, there's an end to ace here
• Story City Director's given in a brief comment
• Frequent speech starter
• One acted (anag.)
• All told, one might be made to dance on one toe
• Outlandish dance, to add point to the story