Question

Choose the simile in the paragraph below.

He tried pulling his nose back, but the crocodile wouldn’t let go. They both started pulling from both sides, and the elephant's nose kept stretching and stretching. Finally, the crocodile gave up and quickly ran back into the water as fast as lightning. The baby elephant watched the crocodile dash away. He was tired but happy about his victory and sat down by the riverbed. (lines 41-47)

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

As fast as lightning is the simile

Answer 2

ran back into the water as fast as lighting.

Step-by-step explanation:

compares how fast the croc ran to how fast lightning is.