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History: Tall Tale Postcards
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Another folk hero in Australian folklore is Charlie McKeahnie, The Man from Snowy River – A hero (created by author Banjo Patterson) whose bravery, adaptability, and risk-taking could epitomise the new Australian spirit.
Canadian tall tales
The Canadian frontier has also inspired the types of tall tales that are found in American folklore. Big Joe Mufferaw was a giant of a lumberjack and woodsman from the Ottawa Valley in Canada. And Ti-Jean, an 10 year old French-Canadian lumberjack boy of Canada.
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