Vocabulary 1
An overstatement of the truth.
Exaggeration
A person who is well-known for doing something amazing.
True or False: Tall tales are fictional stories about real people.
True
True or false: Fairytales are fiction:
True
This type of story contains exaggerations
Tall Tales
An animal who obeys people.
Tamed
Good luck and a lot of money.
Fortune
This tall tale is about a logger who cleared land in the frontier with his blue ox, Babe.
Paul Bunyan
This fairytale is about a girl who has to live with a man that has a curse placed on him as a punishment for her father.
Beauty and the Beast
This type of story begins with "Once upon a time."
Fairytale
A difficult task.
Challenge
An exciting and special experience.
Adventure
This tall tale is about a man who drove trains really fast.
Casey Jones
This fairytale is about a royal man who had a tricked played on him and he had no clothes.
The Emperor's New Clothes
This type of story ends with "Happily ever after."
Fairytale
The unexplored parts of western America.
Frontier
Something that takes courage and is difficult to complete.
Feats
This tall tale is about a really strong man who was born holding a hammer.
John Henry
This fairytale is about a man who talks to a magic fish that grants wishes for his wife.
The Fisherman and His Wife
These stories contain larger than life characters.
Tall Tale
A face someone may make after eating something bitter or unpleasant.
Pursed
Unhappy
Displeased
This tall tale is about a man who was named King of the Desert.
Pecos Bill
These stories are set in places on the American Frontier.
Tall Tales