Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill."

Pecos Bill even rode a tornado once, if you can believe it. That tornado was truly awe-inspiring, roaring loud and turning the sky black and green. He grabbed it, shoved it to the ground, and straddled it! The tornado was doggone mad. Whipping and whirling, it tried to throw him off, but Bill jest rode along nice and calm until finally he tamed it.

The setting in this excerpt makes the folktale seem

quiet.

mysterious.

serious.

wild.