Willremembers that since childhood, his father Edwardliked to talk about the many weird experiences he experienced when he was a traveling salesman in Alabama in his early years. The story, they are so bizarre, even Jr. Will often doubt their authenticity. He felt that he didn't understand his father at all, nor could he accept his strange words, which made the relationship between father and son gradually alienated. Later, Will married a French woman named Josephine, and finally left his home and his father who was chattering all day long.
Will hadn't contacted his home for three whole years. Mother Sandraplayed bysuddenly called. She told Will that his father had cancer and would die soon, and asked him to go home to see his father for the last time. Will and his wife returned to their hometown, and Will again heard the legends of his father when he was young.
According to Edward's narrative, when he was young, he was an energetic and ambitious person. He always wanted to leave the small village where he lived to experience life in the big city outside. During the trip, he met an old witch, a giant, a place called "Ghost City", a circus owner who would turn into a werewolf at night, and a man with two different personalities but only one body. A Chinese singer and a "big fish" that no one can catch. Apart from these legends, Edward also tells the love story of himself and his wife Sandra-how he met her, how he was moved by her beauty and asked her to marry him.
Although Will found that there are many modifications in these stories, they are much more real than he thought before. They are just a way for his father to retain the passion and honesty of the past. At the last moment of Edward's life, he finally gained the respect and understanding of his son. Will finally told his father a story that would be very true: Edward will pass away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones.
