Notes: Contains 14 folktales of the Slavic people.. Apparently, animal speech varies just as human speech does, by education, vocabulary level and excitability. The Trained Squirrels 8. It is easy as pie when your homeschool high schooler uses 7Sisters’ Tall Tale Writing Guide. What are some hyperbolic statements or actions in the Tall Tales? 1.The Laughing Prince - The Story of the Boy Who Could Talk Nonsense. Some legendary figures are real people. Tall tales contain exaggeration, adventure, and outlandish characters! Tall tales are fun, simple for kids to read, and spark critical thinking skills just like fables. Defining a Tall Tale. Hyperbole is what makes Tall Tales so much fun. The Georgia Peach 7. Write a Tall Tale together as a family or in your learning co-op. Grades PreK–K , 1–2 , 3–5 , 6–8 My Father’s Brother’s Family and Ridge Farming 3. Short and Tall Tales Very, Very Short Tall Tales Collected and adapted for telling by Chuck Larkin Table of Contents 2. The Laughing Prince - Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales . The main character has a problem or problems to to solve. Spark critical thinking by asking students to respond to tall tales and tell some of their own — as long as they are not related to homework. Road Building 9. Jim Baker’s Blue-Jay Yarn | Mark Twain. Will, The Tornado 8. Can tell tall tales; Discuss “hyperbole”. One thing that many of us have in common is the kind of stories we read and heard growing up. Students need to understand that tall tales are exaggerated stories of real life events.Some of my favorite tall tale stories … 2.Beauty and the Horns - The Story of an Enchanted Maiden. Dynamite 9. Author: Parker Fillmore Published: 1921 Publisher: Harcourt, Brace And Company, USA . In the end, the main character solves a problem, overcomes an obstacle and/or defeats the “bad guy”. Tall tales combine fact and fiction; they describe a hero’s character and can encourage your young ones not to give up. 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