Paul Bunyan
Giant lumberjack from American tall tales.
Paul Bunyan is a huge lumberjack who eats 50 pancakes in one minute, dug the Grand Canyon with his axe, made Minnesota's ten thousand lakes with his footprints, and also has a blue ox named Babe who made the Mississippi River. He is a subject of American tall tales, which are stories with unbelievable elements told as if they were true and factual.
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Lore & Background
Paul Bunyan is a legendary figure from American tall tales. He is described as a huge lumberjack who eats 50 pancakes in one minute. According to the tales, he dug the Grand Canyon with his axe, made Minnesota's ten thousand lakes with his footprints, and has a blue ox named Babe who made the Mississippi River.
Reader's Guide
Paul Bunyan appears in the list of subjects of American tall tales about imaginary people.
Did You Know?
- Paul Bunyan eats 50 pancakes in one minute.
- He dug the Grand Canyon with his axe.
- He made Minnesota's ten thousand lakes with his footprints.
- His blue ox Babe made the Mississippi River.
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