Comments on: American Folktales and Tall Tales for Kids https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/american-folktales-and-tall-tales-for-kids/ Screen-Free Activities and Books for Kids Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Martha Jones https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/american-folktales-and-tall-tales-for-kids/#comment-416180 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 02:22:46 +0000 https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/?p=14223#comment-416180 Good day.

I have a riddle actually:

A while back, there was a movie called Click that Adam Sanddler and co. based on a much older story, but I cannot find the original story.

The gist of the story is a lot like the movie.
Boy is impatient for life's good stuff. Boy meets peddler. Peddler offers boy a gadget that makes time go faster. So he uses it here and there, and before he knows it, his life is over, and he never truly loved.

Based on other versions I've encountered - like ancient PBS cartoons with visuals, the boy went to war at some point, and his uniform was that of a Union soldier.

If you know this story might know how to better seek the answer, I'd love some hints.

]]> By: Erica https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/american-folktales-and-tall-tales-for-kids/#comment-341492 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:19:35 +0000 https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/?p=14223#comment-341492 In reply to Kali.

Thank you for your kind words. Happy reading!

]]> By: Kali https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/american-folktales-and-tall-tales-for-kids/#comment-339005 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:04:22 +0000 https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/?p=14223#comment-339005 I am indebted to you for all of your wonderful book lists! You must know that the books we have found through your site have enriched our time as a family and our learning so much!! This list is no exception. Thank you for all the work you do here.

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