Little Arliss tells Mama how he dived into a deep hole under the rocks and caught a big fish with his bare hands. In truth he watched Old Yeller catch the fish. Many stories in American literature S-T-R-E-T-C-H the truth the same way Little Arliss did in Chapter 5. These stories are called tall tales. Take the quiz to see how much you know about tall tales.
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