ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -“The Sky Tree” is a creation myth of the Huron tribe who lived northeast of the Great Lakes.

Detailed explanation-2: -"The Sky Tree” comes from The Huron, a tribe that lived along the St. Lawrence River. What did the wife Aataentsic tell her husband about the tree?

Detailed explanation-3: -In “The Sky Tree”, a creation myth (an earth diver myth), Aataentsic (At-tent-sick) (the Earth Mother) cuts down the SkyTree (the Tree of Life) because her ailing husband, the chief (the Great Spirit) of Sky Land (Heaven or the Garden of Eden) asks her for the tree’s healing fruit.

Detailed explanation-4: -“The Sky Tree” shows animals being involved in everyday life. All the animals including, “Beaver, mink, muskrat brought up paw full of soil and placed on turtle ‘s back until they had made an island”(20). The earth was formed from the animals.

Detailed explanation-5: -In this stunning book by Thomas Locker, exquisite paintings are paired with questions about nature, making science comes alive through art. A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year! In spring, a snapping turtle lays her eggs on the hillside beneath the tree.