Hog wash, I personally still cherish grandpa's tall tales. At the time I did not know they were tall tales. Makes me laugh to think I was ever so gullible, but it makes me smile now.
I got in deep poop over spinnin yarns to a 3 yr old that made her scream and cry getting her hair cut. She has beautiful red hair (like mine used to be). Had already had her hair cut once or twice. We liked our matching hair but I told her that it was red because our mamas cut it too early and it bled. And, I like long hair but they kept hers real short. She liked my long hair and I asked, "well doesn't it hurt when they cut it? I mean, it hurts if I cut my finger!" I elaborated further on the finer points of red hair, being that it bleeds so easy and is so special. Asked her if it didn't hurt when they cut it, with all that bleeding making it so bright red....
Next time daughter took her in for a haircut she screamed and hollered as only a 3 yr old can. "It's gonna hurt! It's gonna bleed!" And I got a phone call from daughter soon as they got home from the salon.
For several years they went through the screaming fits every time the little darlin was taken for a haircut. I've been the villain. That gal is 20 now and admits she was throwing those fits mostly because she didn't want the haircuts. She wanted to grow her hair long like Granny. The kids still say this was evil, but I just grin, little darlin just wanted to be like me :)
The tall tales could help the kids better prepare to discern the tall tales of politicos.