Tall Tale Traits The four key traits to a great Tall Tale.
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Tall Tale Traits
The four key traits to a great Tall Tale
A larger-than-life, or superhuman, main character
with a specific job.
• Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the U.S. state of Kentucky
A problem that is solved in a funny way.
Davy was known for wrestling a bear with his bare hands.
Exaggerated details that describe things as greater
than they really are.
Paul Bunyan dug Lake Michigan as a drinking hole for his blue ox, Babe
Characters who use everyday language.
• Pecos Bill heard about the Bear Lake monster and bet that he could wrestle that monster until it said uncle.