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Tall Tale Traits

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.

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Tall Tale Traits

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  1. Tall Tale Traits The four key traits to a great Tall Tale

  2. 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

  3. A problem that is solved in a funny way. Davy was known for wrestling a bear with his bare hands.

  4. 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

  5. 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.

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