The partridge lays no eggs, Nor builds a dwelling; but instead, she steals The well-wrought nests of others. There she sits, Warming a stranger brood, until at last The eggs are hatched. But when the stolen chicks Are fledged, they straightway fly away to seek Their proper kin, and leave the partridge there Forsaken. In such wise the devil works To steal the souls of those whose youthful minds Or foolish hearts in vain resist his wiles. But when they reach maturer age, they see They are true children of the Lord of lords. Then they desert the lying fiend, and seek Their rightful Father, who with open arms Receives them, as he long since promised them. Which option most accurately states an inference that can be made about the story of the "stolen chicks"?

Physiologus People have unwavering faith and devotion to God and are undeterred by the temptations of the lying fiend."

Though people often stray from God and are tricked by Satan, they can always turn back from a life of sin to a life with “Their rightful Father."

People naturally desire to attain the riches of the kingdom of heaven, but their actions keep them bound to "the lying fiend."

Though people are unable to control their sinful curiosities and make many mistakes, they beg God to accept them as "Their rightful Father."