Which story scenario would most likely be a parable?
a. a grumpy old donkey hides his money away and ignores his starving neighbor's pleas for food.
b. a wizard seeks a new apprentice, so he casts a spell on a mirror that reveals the potential magical power of whoever gazes at his or her reflection.
c. an adolescent boy loses his apprentice job as a carpenter because he chooses to go swimming instead of working.
d. a young fairy earns her wings by trying to care for an orphan. she provides for his needs for one full day.

Read these passages from when birds get flu and cows go mad by john

Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."

Which statement from "letter to his father" is similar to gregor's inability tocommunicate with his father as a bug in the metamorphosis?