The king asks what Milo can do to entertain them and when Milo says he does not know much the king scoffs that he is an ordinary boy. He states his cabinet members can do things like “make mountains out of molehills” and “makes hay while the sun shines”
A) Perky is one of those adjectives that sounds like what it means: cheerful and lively. Language like this helps bring color and depth to a reading and makes it come alive.
