ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -So he carved a hole in the sky with a stone and pushed all the snow and ice down below until he made a great mound that reached from the earth almost to the sky. Today it is known as Mount Shasta. Then the Sky Spirit took his walking stick, stepped from a cloud to the peak, and walked down to the mountain.

Detailed explanation-2: -What Indian Nation does the story of “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” come from? What natural feature of the world does the Sky Spirit create in this story? The Sky Spirit creates the volcano, known as Mount Shasta, as a warm protective place for his family.

Detailed explanation-3: -Where did the chief of the sky spirits live before making his home on Earth? He lived in the above world. How was Mount Shasta created? The chief carved a hole in the sky and pushed all of the snow and ice until it formed a mountain that almost reached the sky.

Detailed explanation-4: -All the grizzly bears throughout the forests were so proud of these new creatures that they made a lodge for the red-‐haired mother and her children. They placed the lodge near Mount Shasta-‐it is called Little Mount Shasta today. After many years had passed, the mother grizzly bear knew that she would soon die.

Detailed explanation-5: -That’s why the Indians living around Mount Shasta would never kill a grizzly bear. Whenever a grizzly killed an Indian, his body was burned on the spot. And for many years all who passed that way cast a stone there until a great pile of stones marked the place of his death.