KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -tall tale, narrative that depicts the wild adventures of extravagantly exaggerated folk heroes. The tall tale is essentially an oral form of entertainment; the audience appreciates the imaginative invention rather than the literal meaning of the tales.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tall tales are usually very funny because the exaggerations in the story tend to be the main focus of the whole story. A key part of American folk literature, tall tales are believed to have started from the bragging contests that tough American frontiersmen would start when they gathered around a fire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Britannica Dictionary definition of TALL TALE. [count] : a story that is very difficult to believe : a greatly exaggerated story.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although no one knows for sure, many people believe these stories are called tall tales because they describe heroes that are larger than life. The heroes of tall tales are taller, bigger and stronger than real people-even if the tall tale is based on a real person!