Question

Which is the best summary of "The Little Smoke Thief"?

A.
René is a boy who gets in trouble for stealing a loaf of bread and the smoke that he uses to give it flavor. The baker uses a coin the boy had found to make a sound, and then the baker offers the boy a job.


B.
René helps a baker, so the baker gives him a loaf of bread. René flavors it with the smoke of roasted chickens. The meat seller says René must pay for the smoke. The baker settles things by dropping the franc René found and saying that the sound the coin makes pays for the smoke.


C.
René is new to the town of Brilley and is hungry. He gets a loaf of bread. Then, he sticks the bread in some smoke. The meat seller wants René to pay for the smoke. René drops a coin and says the sound is equal to taking the smoke.

Answer 1

C is the best answer.

Answer 2

B. René helps a baker, so the baker gives him a loaf of bread. René flavors it with the smoke of roasted chickens. The meat seller says René must pay for the smoke. The baker settles things by dropping the franc René found and saying that the sound the coin makes pays for the smoke.

Step-by-step explanation:

Making a summary means presenting the content in a synthetic way, highlighting the essential information of the content of a story. Based on this, we can conclude that the letter B represents the necessary and relevant information from "The Little Smoke Thief", this information is being told in a synthetic and objective way that makes the reader understand what the story is about. For this reason, the letter B represents the best summary of the story.