Callin' the Dog
A Mississippi Tall Tale
retold by
S.E. Schlosser
Tall talkin' in Mississippi has been termed "Callin' the dog" ever since that famous tall-tale session when one man offered a hound dog pup to the person who could tell the biggest lie. Well, those stories started rollin' in, each one bigger and harder to believe than the one before.
Now, the last man to talk knew he didn't have a chance of winnin' that there pup on account of all them tall-tales the others told was so good. So he jest said: "I never told a lie in my life."
"You get the pup!" said the owner of the hound dog. And everyone else agreed with him.
| You can read more Mississippi folktales in Spooky South by S.E. Schlosser. |
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Haha, nice story, nice presentation!
Posted by: Herne the Hunter | October 5, 2010 01:39 PM
now that's a really good lie
Posted by: nobody | February 1, 2011 06:26 AM
EXCELLENT STORY
Posted by: REBCCA | February 16, 2011 09:06 PM
the story is about a person who wanted to give a puppy so he said that who ever said the bigest lie would win it many people said good lies and the last one was out of ideas so he said "I never told a lie in my life." and he won the pup
Posted by: samuel | March 12, 2011 03:56 PM
hahaha! VERY clever!
Posted by: Anonymous | March 17, 2011 10:18 AM
The best
Posted by: Anonymous | May 4, 2011 11:20 AM
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Posted by: Anonymous | May 4, 2011 11:22 AM