American tall tales

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf folklore genre
gptkbp:characteristic humor
exaggeration
larger-than-life characters
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:genre gptkb:legend
folk
mythology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American tall tales
gptkbp:influenced American popular culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:oral_tradition
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:medium gptkb:comic_book_series
gptkb:film
gptkb:literature
animation
oral storytelling
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Pecos_Bill
gptkb:Slue-Foot_Sue
gptkb:John_Henry
gptkb:Johnny_Appleseed
gptkb:Davy_Crockett
gptkb:Mike_Fink
gptkb:Paul_Bunyan
gptkb:Sally_Ann_Thunder_Ann_Whirlwind
gptkb:Stormalong
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:American_Tall_Tales_(Mary_Pope_Osborne)
gptkb:The_Tall_Tale_Book_(Virginia_Haviland)
Davy Crockett stories
John Henry stories
Johnny Appleseed stories
Mike Fink stories
Paul Bunyan stories
Pecos Bill stories
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind stories
Slue-Foot Sue stories
Stormalong stories
gptkbp:purpose entertainment
community identity
moral lesson
gptkbp:setting 19th century
frontier America
gptkbp:theme adventure
human ingenuity
nature conquest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Jackalope
gptkb:Jackalope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6