Based on the animals' behavior toward the woman, it is reasonable to conclude that the animals
•were frightened by a creature they had never seen.
•felt compassion for the woman because she was scared.
•were hoping to live on land that the woman would create.
•wanted the roots from the sacred Great Tree.

•felt compassion for the woman because she was scared.

Explanation:

In the Iroquois creation myth, "The World on Turtle's Back," the animals help the pregnant woman who has fallen through the hole. Her husband had made the hole by tearing up a tree in the middle of the island. Finally, two birds see the woman falling, catch her before she hits the sea and take her to the other animals. Besides, Little Toad and other animals take mud from the bottom of the sea to create land, so that the woman can be safe.

i believe it is he has been given the drum as a joke.