Language is an indispensable tool for literature; without it, there can never be literature. Language and literature are inseparable as no story can be possible without language. Even in pantomime, language is still a major tool as the characters use sign language as they demonstrate. However, language of art, to a great extent, differs from ordinary language of speech. That being the case, good writers cum story tellers, are meticulous about their choice of language in their individual creative writings. A good writer first determines the genre he or she wants to write before selecting his or her language because the language apt in a particular genre may not be appropriate in another genre. An author's work is adjudged good or bad depending to a great extent on his or her language hence language makes a work interesting and otherwise. A particular author’s work is either appreciated or loathed depending on his or her language. An author may have a very wonderful story to tell but if he or she fails to be mindful of his or her language, he or she would end up writing the kind of literature that would never be appreciated. In this paper therefore, the researcher’s aim is to determine the languages apt for certain aspects of art with particular reference to tales. This, he believes, will help potential writers whose interests are in traditional tales to be able to use the appropriate language in their writings.