出典:Wiktionary
From tall (“exaggerated”) + tale.[1][2]
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/25 02:24 UTC 版)
A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual. Some such stories are exaggerations of actual events, for example fish stories ('the fish that got away') such as, "that fish was so big, why I tell ya', it nearly sank the boat when I pulled it in!" Other tall tales are completely fictional tales set in a familiar setting, such as the European countryside, the American Old West or the beginning of the Industrial Age.