guess vs tale

guess

verb
  • To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess". 

  • to suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility). 

  • To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly. 

  • To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion. 

noun
  • A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support. 

tale

verb
  • To reckon; consider (someone) to have something. 

noun
  • A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. 

  • The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim. 

  • A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration. 

  • An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie. 

How often have the words guess and tale occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )