On his way to one village, Smith said that he was captured by Powhatan Indian scouts. Their chief, also called Powhatan, thought that Smith must die. Smith described that Powhatan's men held his head against a rock. Smith saw them raise their weapons. Suddenly, the cheif's daughter, Pocahontas, rushed forward. She "got [my] head in her arms," Smith declared, "and laid her own upon [mine] to save [me] from death."
I think the third one since mothers doesn't originally have mothers(an extra s).
The answer for ur question is C
C. if a word has two pronunciations listed, the first one is considered the more common. because multiple definitions is always something we should pay attention to.
hope this helps u alot ^_^
Answer: The main idea is about humans relying on animals/pets and vise versa.