tall tales

Presents tall tales about one of America's favorite heroes, Pecos Bill.

Recounts the adventures of the great cowboy Pecos Bill.

John Tabor complains about everything on his first whaling voyage until he meets a strange old man who takes him on an extraordinary journey.

Miss Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Davy Crockett's fictional sweetheart, and Fireeyes the panther engage in an epic wrestling match before becoming great friends, in this tall tale.

The efforts of Cowpoke Pete and his pony, Desert Rose, to tame Widdermaker, the meanest, low-downest bull the West has ever seen, have unexpected and very pleasant results.

Retells the legend of Paul Bunyan, the biggest baby ever born who grows up to be the world's greatest lumberjack.

A tall tale of a boy whose chewing gum habit saves him from a rattlesnake's bite.

A boy tries to convince his teacher that the reason he is late for school is that, over and over, he had to undo the damage being caused by the wind, from tearing laundry off the line to blowing away street signs.

Mad at the wind for blowing everything away, Jack tries a succession of ways to stop it.

A collection of three previously published stories about the farmer who would rather sit on a porcupine than tell a lie. Includes "McBroom the Rainmaker," "McBroom's Zoo," and "McBroom's Ghost.".