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What is a tall tale?
It is a folktale about a larger-than-life character, based on a real person, who has exaggerated
adventures. It depicts the actions of a person with incredible strength or abilities. The common
use of hyperboles is a characteristic of tall tales. Here's the deal: During the 1800's, the people
who settled in undeveloped areas in North America, the pioneers, created their own tall tales.
After a hard day's work, people gathered Cound bonfires to tell each other funny stories. Each
group of workers had its own tall tale hero. Paul Bunyan was a hero of North America's
lumberjacks, the workers who cut down trees, which was, and still is a common job. Paul was
known for his strength, speed, and great skills. Tall tales say he was so strong and skilled that he
cleared, by himself, the forests from the north-eastern United States to the Pacific Ocean, dug
canyons and the basins of rivers and takes:
Think about it:
1. Who invented the first tall tales?
2. Why were these stories created?
3. Think of the work of a lumberjack in the 1800's. Was it a hard
work?
4. Where did they work?
5. In which weather conditions?
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