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4.1 Paul Bunyan

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  • What happened to the Kansas cows after the popcorn came?
    They thought it was a blizzard and froze to death.
  • What are tall tales?
    Tall tales are humorous stories with characters who have superhuman abilities.
  • Where did Paul's parents take him?
    They hauled him to a cave in the Maine woods far away from civilization.
  • What did Paul hear on the snowy day?
    He heard Blue saying "Maa-maa."
  • How did the men try to defend themselves against the giant mosquitoes?
    They barricaded the bunkhouse's doors and windows with boulders.
  • What was baby Paul's strangest feature?
    his big curly black beard
  • What did the China Rains cause?
    ten-foot mosquitoes
  • Why would the logs get jammed on Big Onion River?
    Because it was crooked.
  • What happened when Paul started to crawl?
    He caused an earthquake.
  • Who told Paul's parents that they needed to take him away?
    a delegation of citizens
  • What did Paul do when Sourdough Sam was being threatened by hungry men?
    He built a giant griddle with a fire underneath.
  • Why did the men put umbrellas on their feet?
    to keep their pant legs from getting soaking wet from the China Rains
  • How did the loggers stop their feet from getting frostbitten and falling off?
    They grew their beards out and knit them into socks.
  • What were the requirements to be hired by Paul?
    Loggers had to be over ten feet tall and able to pop six buttons off their shirts with one breath.
  • What did Babe do to Big Onion River?
    He straightened it out.
  • What kind of weather occurred on Paul's 21st birthday?
    There was blue snow.
  • How did Paul provide water for everyone?
    He dug a few ponds called the Great Lakes.
  • What four things did Paul's father give him?
    an ax, a knife, a fishing pole, and some flint rocks
  • What happened when Paul rolled over in his cradle in the ocean?
    He caused huge waves.
  • Where was Paul Bunyan born?
    He was born in the state of Maine.
  • What did baby Paul eat for breakfast?
    5 dozen eggs, ten sacks of potatoes, and a half barrel of mush
  • What did Paul create by dragging his pickax in Arizona?
    He made a big ditch called the Grand Canyon.
  • What is the genre?
    It's a tall tale.