The married lad watched his dad lose his crops, then his wealth, while the hat witnessed worse, constant fleeting of his health. on the porch until the end, father son simply sat. being heir, he got the farm, and the house, and the cat. but what he really wanted most was that one thing that was truly him…his old hat. which explanation best summarizes this excerpt? a) hats are more valuable property than crops in this area of the country. b) the son and his wife took over the farm and even got the cat of the father's. c) the son witnessed his father's demise until his death. the father left the son the estate, but what mattered most was the hat. d) the crops were a disaster, but the father still had accumulated enough wealth to leave behind for his son the farm, the house, the cat, and his hat.