If you read any of the stories, you'll understand that as a folk character, Paul Bunyan has clearly been overly exaggerated, if he existed at all. That makes him a tall tale.
Paul Bunyan's blue ox was named Babe.
Big trees fell like toothpicks when Paul Bunyan swung his axe
Paul Bunyan was a giant lumber jack who has a big blue ox named babe. He had to wear his fathers clothes
it was as big as England's castle!
Paul Bunyan
Big blue ox/Babe; yes, he did
Paul Bunyan. And his companion Babe the blue ox
Big blue ox/Babe; yes, he did
Paul Bunyan Land was created in 1950.
Paul Bunyan's younger (and smaller) brother was Cordwood Pete.
National Paul Bunyan Day is always June 27. http://www.zanyholidays.com/2008/06/national-paul-bunyan-day.html
Paul Bunyan is a tall tale about a lumberjack. It is unknown whether or not he actually existed.