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  2. Category:Tall tales - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to tall tales, stories with unbelievable elements, related as if they were true and factual. Some tall tales are exaggerations of actual events, for example fish stories ("the fish that got away") such as, "That fish was so big, why I tell ya', it nearly sank the boat when I pulled it in!" Other tall tales are completely ...

  3. Tall tale - Wikipedia

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    The Babin Republic, in Renaissance Poland (1568), was a satirical society dedicated entirely to mocking people and telling tall tales. Juho Nätti (1890–1964), known as Nätti-Jussi, was a Finnish lumberjack known for telling tall tales; his stories have also circulated as folk tales and been collected in books.

  4. Folklore of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, relayed as if it were true and factual. Some such stories are exaggerations of actual events; others are completely fictional tales set in a familiar setting, such as the American Old West, or the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. They are usually humorous or good-natured.

  5. List of Disney novelizations - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of books based on Walt Disney Company media, from the classic cartoons and characters such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, the Disney anthology television series, Disney Channel Original Movies, spin-offs from the DCOMs such as the High School Musical film series, Stories from East High or Camp Rock: Second Session ...

  6. Fearsome critters - Wikipedia

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    The hugag, a typical fearsome critter.Illustration by Coert DuBois from Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods by William T. Cox.. In North American folklore and American mythology, fearsome critters were tall tale animals jokingly said to inhabit the wilderness in or around logging camps, [1] [2] [3] especially in the Great Lakes region.

  7. List of children's classic books - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.

  8. Jewish folklore - Wikipedia

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    Jewish folklore are legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and customs that are the traditions of Judaism. Folktales are characterized by the presence of unusual personages, by the sudden transformation of men into beasts and vice versa, or by other unnatural incidents.

  9. Category:Traditional stories - Wikipedia

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    Tall tales (14 C, 70 P) Pages in category "Traditional stories" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes

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