The man who cooked for the group was named Sourdough Sam. That way, they all came running whenever Paul called them. Each man was more than 2 meters tall and weighed more than 160 kilograms. His work crew became known as the Seven Axemen. Paul decided to get other lumberjacks to help with the work. They settled in a camp near the Onion River in the state of Minnesota. Along the way, Paul dug out the Great Lakes to provide drinking water for Babe. In time, Paul and Babe the Blue Ox left Maine, and moved west to look for work in other forests. Babe dug his feet in the ground and pulled with all his strength until the road became straight.
He decided to tie one end of the road to what remained of a tree in the ground. For example, Paul had trouble removing trees along a road that was not straight. Paul Bunyan could clear large wooded areas with a single stroke of his large, sharp axe. In those days, much of North America was filled with thick, green forests. Every time Paul looked, Babe seemed to grow taller. Babe followed Paul and grew larger every day. He found Babe calmly eating grass in a valley, with the barn still on top of his back.
The next morning, the barn was gone and so was Babe. One night, Paul left him in a small building with the other animals. Paul decided to keep the blue ox and named him Babe. After the ox got warmer, his hair remained blue. Paul decided to take the ox home with him. As he walked, Paul discovered an animal stuck in the snow. Paul put on his snowshoes and went out to see the unusual sight. The blue snow kept falling until the forest was covered. The snow covered Paul’s home and a nearby forest. He could turn off a light and then jump into his bed before the room got dark. This is where he grew up.Īs a boy, Paul helped his father cut down trees. So his parents brought their son back on land. However, every time Paul rolled over, huge waves covered all the coastal towns. His parents put the cradle in waters along the coast of Maine. Paul’s father built a wooden cradle - a traditional bed for a baby. So, the government told his mother and father they would have to move him somewhere else. This angered people in the town where his parents lived. Once, Paul rolled over so much in his sleep that he caused an earthquake. Young Paul grew so big that his parents did not know what to do with him. Statues of Paul Bunyan exist in towns across the United States. Before long, he ate 50 eggs and 10 containers of potatoes every day. His parents needed 10 cows to supply milk for his meals. When the boy was only a few weeks old, he weighed more than 45 kilograms.Īs a child, Paul was always hungry. Paul was so large at birth that five large birds had to carry him to his parents. His mother and father were shocked when they first saw the boy. Many years ago, Paul Bunyan was born in the northeastern American state of Maine. Here is Shep O’Neal with our story about Paul Bunyan. It is not known if the stories helped the company’s sales, but they became extremely popular. They were included in a publication from the Red River Lumber Company in Minnesota. Other people say the stories about him came from French Canada.Įarly in the twentieth century, a writer prepared a collection of Paul Bunyan stories. Some people say Paul Bunyan was the creation of storytellers from the middle western Great Lakes area of the United States. Tradition says he cleared forests from the northeastern United States to the Pacific Ocean. He was known for his strength, speed and skill. Paul Bunyan was a hero of North America’s lumberjacks, the workers who cut down trees.
After a hard day’s work, people gathered to tell each other funny stories.Įach group of workers had its own tall tale hero. Long ago, the people who settled in undeveloped areas in America first told tall tales. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated – much greater than in real life. Today we tell a traditional American story called a “tall tale.” A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life.
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