Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."
The birds of the sea joined together to save the woman and they broke her fall. The great sea turtle floated in the ocean and received the woman on his back without harm. The frightened woman looked around and all she could see was water and sky. She felt helpless, but the animals were determined to save her. She told them that if they could find some soil, she could plant the roots from the Great Tree that were still tangled in her hands.
Based on the animals' behavior toward the woman, it is reasonable to conclude that the animals
A, were frightened by a creature they had never seen.
B. felt compassion for the woman because she was scared.
C. were hoping to live on land that the woman would create.
D. wanted the roots from the sacred Great Tree.
Answers
Answer:
B.felt compassion for the woman because she was scared
Answer:
The correct option is option b.) the animals felt compassion for the woman because she was scared.
Explanation:
In the given except it is clear that when the woman fall in the sea, the birds flying near the sea first saw the woman falling and immediately they told the turtle to break the woman's fall. The turtle gently saved the woman from the fall without harming her.
The woman was scared and the animals tried to comfort her. The woman also understood the kind and generous favour that these animals had done for her and in return she also wanted to help them by offering them to plant the roots of Great Tree. The animals helped the woman without wanting anything in return and with pure feeling of compassion.