ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Popular tall tale characters from American folklore include Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill, Annie Oakley, Paul Bunyan, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett, Davy Crockett, and John Henry. Tall tales may have their origins around frontier campfires in the1800s.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is an example of a tall tale? The stories revolving around Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are some of the best examples of tall tales.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tales describe how Paul, who fashions lakes and rivers at will, created Puget Sound, the Grand Canyon, and the Black Hills. They celebrate the lumbermen’s prodigious appetites. Paul’s camp stove covers an acre, and his hotcake griddle is so large that it is greased by men using sides of bacon for skates.

Detailed explanation-4: -American Tall Tales. Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam. Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend and Tall Tale. Davy Crockett Saves the World. John Henry. Kumak’s Fish: A Tall Tale from the Far North. Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria. Mountain Men: True Grit and Tall Tales. More items