LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRADITIONAL LITERATURE
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John Henry
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Cinderella
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The Tortoise and the Hare
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The Legend of Michigan
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Detailed explanation-1: -In a time when workers were competing with the newly invented steam drill for speed, legend has it that John Henry made a risky wager to save his fellow workers’ jobs. He would single-handedly clear more rock than a steam drill in one day. Faster than a jackrabbit and unwilling to quit, John Henry comes out on top.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to folklore, John Henry was the strongest man in the world. He worked as a steel driver, and his job was to drive his hammer into the mountains and pave a way for a new railroad. It was said he could work for hours without missing a beat, and people said he worked so fast that his hammer moved like lightning.
Detailed explanation-3: -tall tale, narrative that depicts the wild adventures of extravagantly exaggerated folk heroes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pecos Bill: A Tall Tale Pecos Bill could tame ‘most anything in the Wild West-at least until he came up against a gal called Slewfoot Sue and a horse named Lightning.
Detailed explanation-5: -nouninteresting but unbelievable story. fanciful tale. farfetched story. fish story. flight of fancy.