Read the passage from "The Crab That Played with the Sea.”
‘Ah!’ said the Eldest Magician. ‘Now I know who has been playing with the Sea;’ and he called out, ‘What are you doing, Pau Amma?’
And Pau Amma, deep down below, answered, ‘Once a day and once a night I go out to look for my food. Once a day and once a night I return. Leave me alone.’
Then the Eldest Magician said, ‘Listen, Pau Amma. When you go out from your cave the waters of the Sea pour down into Pusat Tasek, and all the beaches of all the islands are left bare, and the little fish die, and Raja Moyang Kaban, the King of the Elephants, his legs are made muddy. When you come back and sit in Pusat Tasek, the waters of the Sea rise, and half the little islands are drowned, and the Man’s house is flooded, and Raja Abdullah, the King of the Crocodiles, his mouth is filled with the salt water.’
How do the underlined words in the passage create meaning?
They describe how Pau Amma plays.
They describe how the animals play.
They describe Pau Amma’s impact on the sea and the animals.
They describe the tasks the Eldest Magician gives to the animals.
Answers
Answer:
They describe Pau Amma's impact on the sea and the animals.
Explanation:
The excerpt from "The Crab That Played with the Sea" by Kipling exemplifies the impact of Pau Amma (the monster crab) on the sea animals who had been the reason for causing the flood and ebb when he sank. The magician decided to call him up and he tore off one of the nuts as soon as he came which the little girl picked up and then with the aid of magician, he(Pau Amma) could be made small enough to shelter him under the stones and weeds and save the sea life. The passage illustrates the devastating impact caused by the crab which includes dying of fishes, rise in waters of Pusat Tasek which flooded the innocent islands and led to their drowning. Hence, Pau Amma symbolizes a dreary figure which could be Kipling's own threat of cancer.