What do these lines from "The Water of Life" indicate about the faithful servant, the Four Winds, and the old woman? The faithful servant thanked them all around-the Four Winds and the old woman-and as they would take nothing else, he gave them a few drops of the Water of Life, and that is the reason the Four Winds and their mother each are as fresh and young now as they were when the world began. A. The Four Winds and the old woman owed the faithful servant a favor and wanted nothing in return. B. The faithful servant wants to do the right thing in thanking the Four Winds and the old woman. C. The faithful servant wanted to give the Four Winds and the old woman the least he could in return. D. The Four Winds and the old woman wish the faithful servant had given them something better. Reset Next

C. The faithful servant wanted to give the Four Winds and the old woman the least he could in return.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows that the faithful servant was very grateful for the favor which the four winds and the old woman had shown to him. He offered to give them some things to show his appreciation, but they apparently declined that.

So the least thing he could do for them since they would accept no other thing was to give them a few drops of the water of life which would make them become very fresh and young.

o h y e a h y e a

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."