Analysis Of Pecos Bill: A Famous American Folk Tale

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My favorite folk tale is “Pecos Bill”, a famous American folk tale. I like this folktale because it explains how Pecos Bill uses his strength and bravery to get past obstacles in his way and do good deeds. Pecos Bill uses strength, but also bravery in his life, and this implies that strength can’t do any good if you’re not brave. The theme of the folktale is “Be ready for whatever life brings your way”, and Pecos Bill was because he had strength mentally and physically, but most important, he had

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