Which paragraph best summarizes the story and its theme? A. A proud hazel bush says to a nearby oak that all the oak does is dro
p acorns while the hazel bush provides nuts to men. The oak gets furious at this remark and asks a dropped acorn to sprout. A new oak emerges, which uses the hazel bush's shade to grow taller and stronger and steals the water the hazel bush needs to grow. As the hazel bush slowly withers away in defeat, the oaks understand that being proud without knowing an opponent's strength is foolish. B. An old oak drops an acorn under a hazel bush, which makes the hazel bush angry. The hazel bush tells the oak that people like his nuts more than the oak’s acorn. The oak does not respond to the hazel bush's remarks and simply asks the acorn to sprout. An oakling emerges from the sprout and uses the hazel bush’s shoots to raise itself and grow tall. The hazel bush cannot stand the oak’s strength and learns that one should not meddle in others' matters. C. An oak drops an acorn under a hazel bush, which makes the hazel bush angry. The hazel bush argues with the oak and threatens to hurt the oakling that emerges from the dropped acorn, but the oak remains calm and asks the acorn to sprout. The proud hazel bush tries its best to harm the sprout, but everything it does backfires, and the sprout grows to live over a hundred years. The oaks understand that no matter the obstacles come their way, their strength will save them. D. A proud hazel bush gets angry at an oak for dropping an acorn under the hazel bush. The hazel bush argues that it is already crowded by its own shoots and has no space for the oak’s acorn. To teach the haze
I am thankful for my teachers because they support me and help me learn. I become a better student and person with the knowledge they give me and I am thankful to be able to learn and grow with them as guidance.
