2007-04-04 17:35:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I made up one because someone asked a totally bizarre question. Here it is:
"(-: There were never any Yukon bouncing apples. It was simply a tall tale or a myth that early settlers used to explain why the sun "disappears" for much of the winter in northern Canada and Alaska.
Yukon Jack (a folk character who seems to be a combination of Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed and Ananzi) got pretty mad when his courtship of MacKinley Sue went wrong, and knocked all the apples off his tree one November day. The apples, which grew to super sizes during the long Yukon summer, bounced and bounced, eventually blocking out the sun for nearly three months. As the bounces got weaker, the sun slowly came back, and we had summer again."
(-: I might like to expand on the adventures of Yukon Jack and MacKinley Sue one of these days.
2007-04-04 20:01:06 · answer #1 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tall tale as in a story or a li? Lies are always just balming my brother or denying the trut...I'm mad at myself for that. I have way to many ficticious stories...if you want them just go to a library
2007-04-05 01:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by someone, someone else... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋