A tall tale is a story that is passed down and usually includes hyperbole. Hyperbole is used all the time. It means exaggeration John Henry and Davy Crockett are both examples of characters from American Tall Tales, and while they may have similarities, they also have a lot of differences. For instance they both have special abilities, John Henry could hammer faster than any human or machine. He was born with a hammer in his hand. Davy Crockett on the other hand had amazing survival skills. He could defend himself from any animal They have very different abilities, that might be because of their different locations and the time they were written. They lived in completely different places, Davy Crockett was born in the mountains, later,
