Tall tales are fun to write. America is a natural backdrop for the development of tall tales. The height of her mountains, the breadth of her rivers and the size of her forests were fuel for the development of characters who could survive natural perils. From the time of the settlers, stories about those characters took shape. Storytellers exaggerated the stories and passed them along orally.
Tall tales are American folklore.
This article originally appeared on Inkspot. Stories and articles by Peggy Tibbetts have appeared in several magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and ezines. She was an associate producer of educational videos for Upper Midwest Films, and a contributing editor for Children's Magic Window magazine. Her children's mystery novel, Carly's Ghost , is published by Press-Tige Publishing. Rumors of War , a political thriller, is published under her own imprint, Lunatic Fringe Publishing.