Around the Campfire

[VoodooAce]

How about this one:

Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer that barely kept his family fed

Then one day he was shootin' at some food
And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude

Oil, that is
Black gold
Texas Tea

Next thing you know ol' Jed's a millionaire
The kin folk said, "Jed, move away from there."

"Californy is the place you oughtta be."
So he loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly

Hills, that is
Swimming pools
Movie stars

Naaahhhhh....and I appologize to all of you who will now join me in singing this freakin' song in their head for the rest of the freakin' day! And what's sad is I remembered the whole damn song by heart despite not having heard it for years.

Actually, Americans do have our little stories....like George Washington copping to the cutting down of pops' cherry tree because he 'could not tell a lie'.

Nothing like the Indian legend, though.....at least that I can think of.

 

[Padma]

The USA is to young to have any real 'myths'. We do have what we call 'tall tales' however. Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill, Mike Fink, John Henry....

Most Americans are very familiar with these tales, and dismiss them as children's stories. But they are the germ, the beginning of an American mythology. Maybe when I'm more awake I'll see about posting some, for the edification of readers from other cultures. But it's been too long a day, and I need to get to bed now.

 

[allhailIndia]

Tall tales are fine for entertainment and it also gives a brief idea as to what sort of heroes a culture subscribes to. So they are ok with me