Which excerpt from the "the turtle” relates to the theme that all living things are connected in a meaningful way? breaks from the blue-blackskin of the water, dragging her shellwith its mossy scutesof her patience, her fortitude, her determination to completewhat she was born to do –she’s only filledwith an old blind wish. it isn’t even hers but came to herthe tall trees are her children, the birds that swim above herare tied to her by an unbreakable string.

the birds that swim above her  are tied to her by an unbreakable string.

Explanation: In literature, the theme is the underlying message of a story, it is  what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem. Usually this belief, or idea, is universal and transcends cultural barriers. From the given sentences, the excerpt from "The Turtle" that relates to the theme that all living things are connected in a meaningful way is "the birds that swim above her  are tied to her by an unbreakable string."

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