Answer:
small animals are smarter than larger animals
Answer: Where there is smoke there's fire.
Explanation:
An adage is referred to as a wise saying. It's a traditional saying that expresses a truth about a particular thing.
The adage in the story is "Where there is smoke there's fire". This means that there's a rumour about something and therefore there must be some truth about that thing.
Here, the narrator used the adage in explaining that the yogurt may be spoilt and that the sister needs to be careful.
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Answer:
"That man over there... aind ain't I a woman" - Rhetorical Question
This is beacause of the question posed by the speaker "ain't I a woman." This is more of a statement of fact than an interrogative statement. As such the speaker isn't looking for an answer, but is instead making a point.
"For who is there... torn from his limbs" - Rhetorical Question for the same reason as above.
There's nothing really that means exactly "laughing at oneself," as far as I know, but some related words are self-ridicule and self-belittlement, though these have a more negative connotation. Hope this helps.