The Tall-Tale Gallery

Landing 8 — the device is hyperbole — the American stretch. Standing text: “The Village of Cream Puffs (landing note)”, after Carl Sandburg, Rootabaga Stories (1922, US PD). Entered from the street like every other landing: no rung depends on another.

The Village of Cream Puffs (landing note)

The device: hyperbole — the American stretch. A village so light it must be tied down with ropes when the wind comes — the tall tale stretches the world until the truth inside it shows. — after Carl Sandburg, Rootabaga Stories (1922, US PD) (PD-1922). Entered from the street like every other landing: no rung depends on another.

🎧 A moment to consider

What will you carry out of this room?

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