ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -What was so special about the Great Tree? Because the Great Tree was the mother of the earth’s plants. Why is the Great Tree important to the Iroquois creation myth? The birds flew together and cushioned her and the turtle swam up to help her land on his back.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the Iroquois creation story, the world was created when the pregnant Sky Woman fell from the floating island in the sky, down to the vast ocean underneath. Birds and fish already existed, and they helped Sky Woman create the Earth, by giving her soil to put on a giant turtle’s back.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tree of Life symbolizes life and growth. This tree in this myth is the only way for survival and the only option for saving her husband from his illness.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the creation stories of the Lenape and Iroquois people, the Earth is created as soil is piled on the back of a great sea turtle that continues to grow until it is carrying the entire world. Many indigenous tribes in North America refer to the continent as Turtle Island to this day.

Detailed explanation-5: -But big trees are actually an essential part of every forest ecosystem. Big trees capture a disproportionate share of carbon, provide important animal habitats, propel new tree growth and provide much needed shade.