Looking Out for Others: Allegory in "Aunty Misery"
Question 12 • FL-1001040-M/J Language Arts 2 B
Read the excerpt from a folktale.The frog worried he would never get out of the bucket of cream. He began to swim in despair, kicking and churning as he croaked. Before long, he realized that the thick cream had turned into butter. He put his strong back feet on a slippery mound of butter and jumped right out of the bucket!Which theme can be found in this excerpt?
Answer
A
Small problems often have very complicated solutions.
B
Keep working through problems and a solution will be found.
C
Eating butter may be very good for an animal’s health.
D
Frogs are better at solving problems than human beings.
Explanation
The frog keeps swimming and kicking even though he feels despair, and his effort churns the cream into butter. He then uses the butter to escape the bucket. This shows the theme that continuing to work through a problem can lead to a solution, so the correct choice is “Keep working through problems and a solution will be found.”
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