This question is missing the options. I've found them online, they are the following:
Which statement best explains the aunt's reaction to the bachelor in the excerpt?
A) The aunt disapproves of the bachelor's story because the children like it better than the stories she tells.
B) The aunt is pleased with the bachelor's story because it entertains the children, but she disapproves of the story's message.
C) The aunt disapproves of the bachelor's story because she disagrees with the moral message it gives to the children.
D) The aunt is displeased with the bachelor's story because it fails to entertain the children.
Answer:
The statement that best explains the aunt's reaction is:
C) The aunt disapproves of the bachelor's story because she disagrees with the moral message it gives to the children.
Explanation:
In Saki's "The Storyteller", a bachelor shares a train carriage with an aunt and her nieces and nephew. Since the children are restless, the aunt tries to entertain them with a story that conveys a moral lesson about being good. Her story, however, is not only uninteresting, but also quite flawed in the way it teaches such lesson.
<u>The bachelor decides to tell a story as well. To everyone's surprise, his is much more entertaining. He is also able to answer the children's questions satisfactorily. However, the aunt disapproves of his story once he is done telling it. Unlike hers, the bachelor's story conveys the message that being good can lead to bad things. The main character in his tale is an obedient young girl who ends up getting killed by a wolf. The aunt thinks such a lesson will ruin everything she and others have been trying to teach the children.</u>
