Quick !
read the passage from "the willow-wren and the bear." when the fox felt the first sting, he started so that he lifted one leg, from pain, but he bore it, and still kept his tail high in the air; at the second sting, he was forced to put it down for a moment; at the third, he could hold out no longer, screamed, and put his tail between his legs. when the animals saw that, they thought all was lost and began to flee, each into his hole, and the birds had won the battle. then the king and queen flew home to their children and cried: "children, rejoice, eat and drink to your heart's content, we have won the battle! ” but the young wrens said: "we will not eat yet, the bear must come to the nest, and beg for pardon and say that we are honorable children before we will do that.” then the willow-wren flew to the bear's hole and cried: "growler, you are to come to the nest to my children, and beg their pardon, or else every rib of your body shall be broken.” so the bear crept thither in the greatest fear and begged their pardon. and now, at last, the young wrens were satisfied, and sat down together and ate and drank, and made merry till quite late into the night. which excerpt from the passage encompasses the falling action of the story?
1 “when the fox felt the first sting, he started so that he lifted one leg, from pain, but he bore it, and still kept his tail high in the air.”
2 “when the animals saw that, they thought all was lost and began to flee, each into his hole, and the birds had won the battle.”
3“then the king and queen flew home to their children and cried: ‘children, rejoice, eat and drink to your heart's content, we have won the battle! ’”
4“and now, at last, the young wrens were satisfied, and sat down together and ate and drank, and made merry till quite late into the night.”

The answer is 4

Explanation:

Because the falling action is after the climax is resolved.

The excerpt from the passage that encompasses the falling action of the story is the last one (4): “And now, at last, the young wrens were satisfied, and sat down together and ate and drank, and made merry till quite late into the night.”

Explanation:

I chose the last option because those lines explain a situation that occurs right after the climax. The main issue is already resolved and these lines only resolve the loose ends and lead towards the closure. This part of the story has a name and it is Falling Action; it is one of the elements of the plot of the story, the other elements are Exposition, the Rising Action, the Climax, and the Resolution. In this case, the main problem happens when the fox starts feeling the stings, and the animals begin to flee into their holes. After this issue is resolved, comes the Falling Action, the one that leads us towards the end.

answer:   a good wench, give it me.

iago

good girl, give it to me.

emilia

what will you do with ’t, that you have been so earnest

325to have me filch it?

emilia

and what are you going to do with it? why did you want it so much that you begged me to steal it?

iago

  why, what is that to you?

iago

what’s it to you?

emilia

if it be not for some purpose of import,

give ’t me again. poor lady, she’ll run mad

when she shall lack it.

emilia

if you don’t need it for some important reason, then give it back to me. poor lady, she’ll go crazy when she sees it’s missing.

iago

be not acknown on ’t,

330i have use for it. go, leave me.

iago

don’t admit to knowing anything about it. i need it. now go, leave me.

exit emilia

emilia exits.

i will in cassio’s lodging lose this napkin

and let him find it. trifles light as air

are to the jealous confirmations strong

as proofs of holy writ. this may do something.

335the moor already changes with my poison.

dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons

which at the first are scarce found to distaste,

but with a little act upon the blood

burn like the mines of sulfur.

i’ll leave this handkerchief at cassio’s house and let him find it.to a jealous man, a meaningless little thing like this looks like absolute proof. this handkerchief may be useful to me. the moor’s mind has already become infected with my poisonous suggestions. ideas can be like poisons. at first they hardly even taste bad, but once they get into your blood they start burning like hot lava.

enter othello

othello enters.

    i did say so.

340look, where he comes. not poppy nor mandragora

nor all the drowsy syrups of the world,

shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep

which thou owedst yesterday.

here he comes. no drugs or sleeping pills will ever give you the restful sleep that you had last night.

othello

    ha! ha! false to me?

othello

argh! she’s cheating on me?

iago

why, how now, general? no more of that.

iago

oh, general, , no more of that!

explanation:

connections  to the  book night by elie wiesel.   elie wiesel  is a holocaust survivor. as a young, jewish boy he was taken from his home with his family by the nazis. he was taken because he is jewish.