Grandfather taught us the prayers they would say for the corn harvest each year. As he talked, he rattled a few dried
kernels in one of his wrinkled hands. I tried to picture those
hands sowing seeds long ago, when Grandfather and the
other Wampanoag people lived in Massachusetts.
Corn was a staple in the Wampanoag community. It was
planted together with beans, which used the strong
cornstalks to support their growth, and squash, whose
leafy vines kept the soil from drying out. A single corn seed
could produce several hundred new ones.
Which of the following descriptions best explains how the historical passage
might enhance a reader's understanding of the personal narrative?