CREATE YOUR OWN TALL TALE Giant with little peopleRemember, the key to a tall tale is exaggeration. Make the characters & setting more extreme than they are. Stretch the limits of what is there and what you think can happen. Your first step is to choose a tall tale hero. Remember, the key is to exaggerate your hero's characteristics. Make him or her bigger or stronger or faster or smarter than anyone else you know! Let him or her step right out of your imagination.

You will need an adventure for your tall tale hero. Once again, the key is to exaggerate. The main event of a tall tale is not something that can happen in real life.

Highlight the story pattern below, copy and paste into your word processor. Use the story pattern to help in writing your own Tall Tale.

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.

this answer to this question is c. allegory

why?

stories with allegories have a hidden symbolic meaning with a theme. the hidden meaning can be political, or other real life problems.

a) why did you buy only one bunch of bananas ? it's not enough for the party .

b) can i have a carton of juice, ? it looks very fresh !

c) a kilo of milk ? that's 2 pounds, .

d) i've got only one bar of chocolate . you can have a half of it .

e) cut just a small slice of cheese for me . i'm trying to lose weight .

f) do you want a bowl of soup ? it's delicious !

g) can i have a tin of biscuits, ?

h) do you want a loaf of bread ? i bought three .

i) let's buy a glass of wine to celebrate our wedding anniversary !

j) don't leave the jar of honey on the table . the kids will break it .

k) we need to buy some sweets and a bottle of coke .

l) would you like a cup of hot tea ? you've got a cold !

m) can i have a piece of chocolate cake, ? it's my favourite dessert .

n) i bought a beautiful packet of flowers for my mum's birthday .

hope this !