The Bunyans

1. Why did the author write this story?

2.  What are some specific things from the story that prove this is a tall tale?

3.  How did Pa and Ma get the bears out of the hair?\

4.  What is the main idea of this story?

5.  The author wrote Paul Bunyan has a grin "as wide as the Missouri River".  What kind of figurative language is this?  What did the author mean by this?

6.  Why do the Bunyans like to go camping in Wyoming?

7.  What are some things Ma Bunyan does that makes her seem like a real person?

Vocab:

Vocabulary

behemoth    Something called a behemoth is extremely large.

cordially To say something cordially is to say it in a warm, friendly way.

hearty If a meal is hearty, it is satisfying and includes plenty of food.

fanciful Something that is fanciful is not real but comes from the imagination.

scenic A scenic place has lovely natural features, such as trees, cliffs, or bodies of water.

colossal Something that is colossal is huge.

illusion An illusion is something that is not really what it happens to be.