And the Rat of the Moon stopped biting the line; and the Fisherman let his line down till it touched the Sea, and he pulled the whole deep Sea along, past the Island of Bintang, past Singapore, past Malacca, past Selangor, till the canoe whirled into the mouth of the Perak River again. ‘Kun?' said the Fisherman of the Moon. ‘Payah kun,' said the Eldest Magician. ‘See now that you pull the Sea twice a day and twice a night for ever, so that the Malazy fishermen may be saved paddling. But be careful not to do it too hard, or I shall make a magic on you as I did to Pau Amma.' Then they all went up the Perak River and went to bed, Best Beloved. Based on the details in the excerpt, what is its primary purpose?

This question is missing the options. I've found them online. They are the following:

Based on the details in the excerpt, what is its primary purpose?

A. to explain to children that the moon causes the tides

B. to warn fishers to avoid pulling too hard on their lines

C. to entertain children with a joke about a rat and a fisherman

D. to inform fishers about when it is easiest to sail on the Perak River

The primary purpose of the excerpt is:

A. to explain to children that the moon causes the tides

Explanation:

In this excerpt of  "The Crab That Played with the Sea," we have a type of allegory. Characters and events are used to describe something that exists or happens in the real world. In this case, what is being explained is how the moon influences the tides. In the story, there is a Fisherman of the Moon who throws his line into the ocean. Then, he gets to pull the Sea, which causes the tides. It is an adorable way to explain to children the connection between the moon and the ocean.

i cant see the passage although i do know hyperbole means overly exaggerated such as "i can eat an enter horse"! i hope this you!

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)