Difference between revisions of "Babe Bunyan"

* Babe Bunyan is named after the American and Canadian folk hero [[Wikipedia:Paul_Bunyan|Paul Bunyan]]'s blue ox named Babe. Paul found a calf during winter and took it in. But the calf was permanently stained blue by the winter and so Paul named him Babe the Blue Ox, and just like Paul, grew up to be a towering giant. The duo originated from oral tradition of North American loggers and are associated with the expansion of the settlers and the creation of some of the iconic American landmarks such as the [[Wikipedia:Mississippi_River|Mississippi River]].

* Babe Bunyan is named after the American and Canadian folk hero [[Wikipedia:Paul_Bunyan|Paul Bunyan]]'s blue ox named Babe. Paul found a calf during winter and took it in. But the calf was permanently stained blue by the winter and so Paul named him Babe the Blue Ox, and just like Paul, grew up to be a towering giant. The duo originated from oral tradition of North American loggers and are associated with the expansion of the settlers and the creation of some of the iconic American landmarks such as the [[Wikipedia:Mississippi_River|Mississippi River]].

* Babe's [[Sacred Artifact]], the horseshoes on his boots, that could point towards water sources and cultivate the land he treads on is a reference to their importance in the growth of American settlers. In one story, Paul used Babe to straighten up logging roads by pulling on them with the excess used to make more timberland. Another story is how Paul tamed the Whistling River by tying it to Babe and the ox yanking it straight or after a cold winter, the impressions they left behind by their footprints filled up with water and the area became known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" now known as [[Wikipedia:Minnesota|Minnesota]].

* Babe's [[Sacred Artifact]], the horseshoes on his boots, that could point towards water sources and cultivate the land he treads on is a reference to their importance in the growth of American settlers. In one story, Paul used Babe to straighten up logging roads by pulling on them with the excess used to make more timberland. Another story is how Paul tamed the Whistling River by tying it to Babe and the ox yanking it straight or after a cold winter, the impressions they left behind by their footprints filled up with water and the area became known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" now known as [[Wikipedia:Minnesota|Minnesota]].

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