A person who is well-known for doing something amazing is a legend.

The unexplored parts of America—usually to the west—were known as the frontier.

A tall tale is about a normal person who does normal things.

An enchanted forest might have jewels and diamonds growing on the trees.

When you inspect something, you do not look at it carefully.

When you hear that someone relaxed their hold on a rope, that means that person is holding on to the rope very tightly.

A challenge is a hard task or problem that could take a lot of time and thinking to figure out.

When you hear that someone hesitated to do something, that means that person stopped for a little bit before doing it.

When you are curious about something, you are not very interested in it.

Something that is constant happens all the time and does not stop.

To be intelligent means to be able to learn new things quickly.

When someone is persuaded by what you say, that person agrees with you.

To take pride in something means that you feel you are not good at it.

The main character in this tall tale is a cowboy.

The main character in this tall tale is a locomotive engineer.

The main character in this tall tale is a railway worker.

The main character in this tall tale is a lumberjack.

The main character in this tall tale takes pride in being on time.

The main character in this tall tale has a friend who is a blue ox.

The main character in this tall tale thought he was a coyote.

The main character in this tall tale beat a steam drill in a contest.

An exaggeration is what you say to make something seem greater, grander, and better than it really is.