Fishermen and other villagers are crowded around the pool outside the princess's house. The princess and her son stand in front
of them. Princess: It is time for my son to join his father in the ocean.
Prince: I'm very sorry for all the trouble I've caused.
Villagers: Back to the ocean with you!
Prince: I promise to never take more than my share of the fish again.
Prince hugs his mother goodbye and wraps the cloak around his shoulders. He jumps into the pool and swims down so deep that no one can see him. Far off, out in the ocean, a huge shark fin can be seen bobbing above the water. Soon, a smaller fin joins it.
Narrator: The shark prince joined his father in the ocean, and to this day, the sharks never take more than their share of the fish.
Which of these paragraphs best summarizes scene 4 of the play The King of Sharks?
a
After the fishermen discovered that the shark prince was stealing the fish, the shark prince wanted to apologize, but the villagers insisted that he return to the ocean. So, the princess said goodbye to her son, and the shark prince put on his magical cloak and swam away to his father. From then on, sharks only ate their share of fish.
b
After the fishermen discovered that the shark prince was stealing the fish, the shark prince wanted to apologize. He told them that he was very sorry for stealing the fish. His mother sent him to the ocean to be with his father.
c
Fishermen and other villagers were crowded around the pool outside the princess's house. The princess and her son stood in front of them. The prince hugged his mother goodbye and wrapped the cloak around his shoulders. The shark prince joined his father in the ocean, and to this day, the sharks never take more than their share of the fish.
d
When the fishermen discovered that the shark prince was stealing the fish, the villagers gathered around the princess's house. They were angry and wanted action. The shark prince would return to the ocean.
I would say "Twenty dollars a week doesn’t go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are."
Explanation:
In this answer, it explicitly says " Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are." which infers that by saying "they always are", would imply she never makes enough money to be financially fit.
