<span>The Theogony, a hexametric poem on the genealogies of the gods, and Works and Days, which gave moral and practical advice.</span>
Answer:
The correct answer is A.
Explanation:
The purpose of this excerpt from "The Crab That Played with the Sea" is to use a story to explain children the causes of the tide.
"The fisherman" is the moon, and the action of the tides is represented by him pulling his fishing rod and taking the sea with it.
