It's bad to embellish your stories.
Henry is with his friends at one of their homes and is telling a story to his friends about his skiing trip.
Henry wants to his story to be interesting to his listeners.
Henry digs deep into his vocabulary and turns an otherwise ordinary story into an interesting one by choosing his words carefully.
Henry tells an implausible story involving himself being chased by wolves and bears and barely making it out alive.
Henry's friends are impressed by his storytelling capability and by the fact that he captivated them.
Henry's friends are unimpressed by his obvious embellishments and think less of him as a result.