Read the following story summary:
just a few years ago, all of the trees of the forest grew
tired of humans chopping them down and decided to
leave. the trees worked together to build a ship (out of
metal, of course) and sailed away. no one ever saw them
again, but the people missed them when they were gone
because they had to start building their houses out of rock.
which statement about this story best shows it to be an allegory?
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a. the trees symbolize nature in general; they're not meant to be
seen as realistic.
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b. the theme of the story is about working together to solve a
common problem
o c. building materials - wood, rock, and metal – seems to be a
motif in the story
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d. the story takes place in the recent past, yet it has elements of
fairytales in it.