Which story scenario would most likely be a parable? A. An evil witch entices two children to her candy garden and then tries to
keep them as house slaves. B. A fairy godmother allows a beautiful young maiden the chance to attend the coronation of the handsome new king. C. A grumpy old donkey hides his money away and ignores his starving neighbor's pleas for food. D. A farmer plants his seed, and then stays at home until harvest time. When he returns to his field at reaping time, he sees that the sun has scorched his crops.
The correct answer is C. "A grumpy old donkey hides his money away and ignores his starving neighbor's pleas for food". Parables are not a complete representation of truth that equally apply to all aspects of a story in a completely comprehensive way.
Muir's writing is on both the beauty and harshness of nature. He talks about the beauty of the flower he discovered, but then talks about having to go without supper or blankets and how storms and the harsh weather conditions became welcomed after probably showing up a lot.
