Paul Bunyan
Basic account
Lumberjack giant of American tall tales: Babe the Blue Ox at his side.
Account
Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack with a blue ox named Babe. He is the best-known giant in American folklore and substantially an advertising creation, which is the most interesting thing about him.
Motifs
- Knowingly tall tale
- The land is the body
- The giant as builder
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What is disputed
How much of Bunyan is authentically traditional and how much is Laughead's is the long-running argument.
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Sources
- Great Lakes logging-camp oral tradition, late 19th c.
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