foretale

noun2

1. •
   An account or telling given as an introduction to a larger body of work; prologue; a prior or previous recollection or account of events

   • The final foretale is a story of magical transformation with comic undertones, explaining how the two great bulls, the Brown and the Whitehorned, came to be. — 2006
2. •
   An account given in advance; prediction

   • One can gain further insight by looking at what “foretales/ prophecies” are, and how they are made. It is interesting to consider the very terms themselves, and their evolution through time. — 1987