Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back." In the Sky-World was a man who aimed to please his pregnant wife. His wife
told him that she wanted some bark from the roots of the Great Tree. Though the husband knew it was wrong, he dug up the roots of the tree for his wife. In doing so, he broke a hole in the floor of the Sky-World, and was shocked to find empty space underneath. He was terrified and told his wife what he did. Which words in this excerpt support the idea that the husband was very devoted to his wife? Though the husband knew it was wrong, he dug up the roots [he] was shocked to find empty space he broke a hole in the floor of the Sky-World He . . . told his wife what he did
<u> a man who aimed to please his pregnant wife.</u>
Explanation:
Note, the term devotion can be defined aslove, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person or a
There is no question that the statement that the words, <em>"a man who aimed to please his pregnant wife..." </em><em>portrays that the husband was very devoted to his wife.</em>
By adding the phrase <em>"aimed to please..."</em> the author was inherently saying the man's desires, dreams, and joy as channeled towards his wife.
<span>4. Deathless the pest! impenetrably strong! Furious and fell, tremendous to behold! E'en with a look she withers all the bold! She mocks the weak attempts of human might.
This is part of the excerpt that revealed that the monster Scylla cannot be defeated in battle.</span>
