ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Pecos Bill is a fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. These narratives were invented as short stories in a book by Tex O’Reilly in the early 20th century and are an example of American folklore.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pecos Bill’s tall tales told of his strength and bravery. Legend has it that he once wrangled a tornado to bring water to the draught-stricken West. He lassoed all the stars from the sky, except the Lone Star, to impress his love, Slue-Foot Sue, who he married.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some tall tales are are completely make-believe while others are exaggerations of real people and events. For example, some historians say that there was a real John Henry, the African American “steel-driving man” who helped build the railroads after the Civil War.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pecos Bill, in American folklore, cowboy hero of the Pecos River region of Texas who was an exaggerated personification of Western stamina and values; his vivid exploits are analogous to those of the legendary giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan of the North Woods.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pecos Bill is about self-enhancement and descriptive of causes . The genre of the story is Mythology/folktale and Action/Adventure, the setting is Historical, and the heritage is North American. Pecos Bill was raised by a pack of coyotes until a Texan takes Bill under his wing.