The correct answer is B
"WAS ISSUING"
I wish I could help but i’ve never heard of or read this story...
1 . A boy and a bee is being compared here and this metaphor is telling me that this boy is very hardworking like the bee.
2. A girl and a picture is being compared here this simile is telling me that this girl is flawless like a picture because pictures are usually digitally enhanced
I think that the answer to this question is B-Cower