Which answer best summarizes the events from the poem contained in the following lines? "this plainly he saw then who with mirth of mood malice no little had wrought in the past on the race of the earthmen, that his body would fail him but higelac's hardy henchman and kinsman held him by the hand"
a. grendel has the upper hand in the fight and is stronger than beowulf.
b. beowulf is struggling in his battle with grendel and wants to give up.
c. grendel cannot match beowulf's strength, and he knows he will lose the fight.
d. beowulf is happy when he sees a way to end the fight with grendel quickly.

Read the excerpts from the land. [willie] turned to my daddy. "it's my boy mitchell done this, mister edward, and i know there ain't no way t' make it up t' ya if this here horse don't heal right, but i jus' 'bout t' put a strap t' mitchell my own self 'bout what he done. i'm gonna put a strap t' him right now, matter of fact! " with that said, he positioned his whip and turned toward mitchell. *** my daddy stopped and looked at me. "no," he said. "i'm not going to whip you, paul. no, your punishment is that you'll never get to ride ghost wind again. i figure you'll remember that a whole lot longer than a whipping. you won't ride any of the other horses either, including the appaloosa, until i say so." which statement about willie’s and mister edward’s reactions is true? both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior. both men believe that their sons need to learn to handle horses properly. both men believe that their sons will likely harm the horses if they ride them. both men believe that their sons have permanently injured ghost wind