Paul Bunyan is a lumberjack in tall tales who has his friend Babe the Blue Ox and who dug the Grand Canyon by dragging his axe behind him. |
Paul Bunyan is a mythical lumberjack? in tall tales who has his friend Babe the Blue Ox and who dug the [Grand Canyon]? by dragging his axe behind him. He is a classic American "big man" who was popular in nineteenth century America as an exemplar of a minority group. Other Big Men: *[Pecos Bill]? *[Iron John of Michigan]? *[John Henry]? *Hiawatha? *[Jack Magyar]? See America See folklore |