ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Alida and Taroo became good friends. They would meet often at the pool. Their meetings were always brief so that no one would discover their secret friendship.

Detailed explanation-2: -As Paul Bunyan is identified with the US, Robin Hood with England, and El Zorro with Mexico – Juan Bobo, the beloved noodlehead, is the perennial folk hero of Puerto Rico.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Taino traditions, the hummingbird is the symbol of the spreader of life on earth. The Taino believe that hummingbirds where once flies that the Sun Father (named Agueybaba) transformed into little birds.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Taíno had a well developed creation myth, which was mostly passed down via oral tradition. According to this account, in the beginning there was only Atabey, who created the heavens. However, there was still a void, where nothingness prevailed. The heavens were inactive and any action was meaningless.