What is Tall tale?
'''Tall tales''' are stories with [[Literary element|elements]] that make no sense that are told as if they were true. Some tall tales are [[Exaggeration|exaggerations]] of true events, however. Others can be [[Fiction|made up]] entirely, and set in a setting that makes sense to the reader. The event is, many times, told in such a way that makes the person telling the story seem to be a part of it. The tone of the story is generally friendly. ==In the United States== Tall tales are seen many times in [[Folklore of the United States|American folklore]]. [[Johnny Appleseed]] is a tall tale, with a man who travels the [[Western United States|American West]] planting apple trees. There are many more American tall tales of a similar nature, involving real people being exaggerated. However, there are also some made up tall tales, such as the story of [[Pecos Bill]], a story about a made up person that could not possibly be true, even if the exaggeration was taken away. There is also a tall tale about Aylatt C. Buckner, a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] fighter in [[History of Texas|colonial Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=TSHA {{!}} Buckner, Aylett C.|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/buckner-aylett-c|access-date=2023-03-24|website=www.tshaonline.org}}</ref> ==Australia== The Australian frontier also has similar stories to American West tall tales, such as stories about [[Rod Ansell]] or Big Bill. == References == <!--- See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes on how to create references using <ref></ref> tags which will then appear here automatically --> {{Reflist}} == Other websites == <!--- Categories ---> [[Category:American folklore]] [[Category:Australian folklore]] [[Category:Canadian folklore]]