Read the passage from "The Crab That Played with the Sea."
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
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
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