Read this excerpt: a caged bird sings only at night. When a bat asks her why, she explains that singing during the day attracts
hunters, so she no longer does it. The bat says, "If you had only sung the night before, you might never have sended up on a cage" Precautions are useless after the fact. A. to persuade the readers to he outraged B. to criticize society C. to entertain readers D. to provide a moral lesson
