that’s the story. The question is, Tall tales usually have characters who are larger than life and solve problems in an unusual way. Explain how Pierre fits the character type l found in tall tales.

  this riddles' answer is library.

  the "leaves" are a reference to the books' pages that the library contains; the branches are a network of libraries that connect multiple libraries' collections, resources, and items in a system of a common database, integrating them; the branches' organization are a useful management tool for coordinating the multiple collections many libraries have.

i would believe it would be b., the author wants to draw the reader deeper into the experience