Answer:
A. Long, long ago there lived an old man and his wife who supported themselves by cultivating a small plot of land. (Yei Theodora Ozaki, “The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower”)
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E. He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts. (Frank R. Stockton, “The Lady, or the Tiger”)
Explanation:
When a group is faced with common adversity, working together is better than being divided.
Explanation:
The Lost Message is a perfect example of the case when a group is faced with a humongous danger and the members of the group have different opinions of tackling them. Disunity and rivalry at that time can cost dear as signified in the above-stated lore.
The failure of the ants to arrive at a common decision regarding dealing with the adversity led them to their destruction. These stories have hidden meanings which need to understood and inculcated in our day to day dealings.

A <em>prepositional phrase</em> is a group of words containing a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.

- after
- at
- before
- behind
- by
- during
- for
- from
- in
- of
- over
- past
- to
- under
- up
- with

Always treat others in a good manner no matter what their social status is.... at least that's what I learned from it ;)
Answer:
C) Mushroom
Explanation:
A concrete example is an example that can be touched or sensed as opposed to an abstract example which can't be.