Question

Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill.”

And he and Widow-Maker had themselves some rootin’-tootin’ crazy adventures. Once, there was a terrible drought that made all of Texas bone dry. So Pecos Bill rode Widow-Maker to California, lassoed a cloud, and pulled it home. It rained so much that it created the Gulf of Mexico.

Which element of a folktale is included in this excerpt?

the state of being passed down orally through generations
different versions, depending on the storyteller
a person who has an

Answer 1

The answer is C: a person who has an exaggerated ability.

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Answer 2

He has many exaggerated abilities. Every thing he does is to the extreme. These stories are passed thru generations, but this particular reading is showing how he was able to do the impossible by catching a cloud and creating the ocean.

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