Read the excerpt from "The Crab That
Played with the Sea."
Then the little girl-daughter put up her little
soft brown arms with the beautiful white
shell bracelets and said. 'O Eldest
Magician! when my father here talked to
you at the Very Beginning, and I leaned
upon his shoulder while the beasts were
being taught their plays, one beast went
away naughtily into the Sea before you had
taught him his play. And the Eldest
Magician said, 'How wise are little children
who see and are silent! What was the beast
like?' And the little girl-daughter said, 'He
was round and he was flat; and his eyes
grew upon stalks; and he walked sideways
like this; and he was covered with strong
armour upon his back.' And the Eldest
Magician said, 'How wise are little children
who speak truth! Now I know where Pau
Amma went. Give me the paddle!' So he
took the paddle; but there was no need to
paddle, for the water flowed steadily past all the islands till they came to the place
called Pusat Tasek-the Heart of the Sea-
where the great hollow is that leads down
to the heart of the world, and in that hollow
grows the Wonderful Tree, Pauh Janggi,
that bears the magic twin nuts.
What evidence supports the conclusion
that the author's purpose is to teach a
moral to children?
"He was round and he was flat."
"Now I know where Pau Amma went."
"He was covered with strong armour upon
his
back.
"How wise are little children who speak
truth!"
Answer:
"How wise are little children who speak
truth!"
Step-by-step explanation:
The evidence that supports the conclusion
that the author's purpose is to teach a moral to children was when the Eldest
Magician replied the little girl-daughter and
told her that little children that speak truth
are wise.
His reply came as a result of her
observations which led to the Eldest
Magician finding out where Pau Amma
went to.