what is the theme of this story? One day, two brothers, Julio and Dante, were playing on the beach behind their house. Dante was
a lively and energetic boy, and he chose to go swimming in the sea and play with the fish, while Julio was a quiet boy who chose to spend his time finding colorful seashells. In his search, Julio came upon a shiny, red ball. The ball looked brand new, and Julio guessed that someone had left it behind. This ball is mine now, and I will not share it with Dante, Julio thought, and he began to think of a sneaky plan to hide the ball from Dante. He dug a hole in the sand and buried the ball so that it would be well hidden when he came to collect it later. Later in the day, when there was no one around, Julio quietly sneaked out to the beach to get the ball. However, no matter how hard he searched, he could not find the ball, as he had completely forgotten the place where he had buried it. By then, it was high tide, and Julio had no choice but to head back home. On his way back, Julio turned around and was shocked to find the ball floating out to sea, and he realized the big waves during the high tide had taken away his new toy. He looked at the ball with mournful eyes and knew that he would never be able to play with it. PLEASE HURRY
The main idea of the passage is " Julio was a slient boy, He went to the beach and found a ball.. Later on he couldn'y ever find it.. In still the ocean rung with the red ball.."
Since there are no options to choose from, my best answers would be:
encourages, discourages
********* Note I am not 100% sure that this is correct. This is just my best effort to help. *******************************************************************************
