Question

hello! otto here. im one of william steinways horses.
what?! william steinway, the piano company owner whose horses almost starved during the great blizzard of 1888?
the one and only.
you seem to be a bit of an expert on william steinway, the blizzard, horses, and computers. perhaps you could help me solve a mystery.

why was otto confused when he read that william steinway told his son not to buy more horses?
horses were needed to pull train cars around the city
owning many horses was a sign of being wealthy
william steinway usually let his son do anything he wanted

Explanation:

Otto is one of William Steinway's horses, so he would be confused because his owner is telling his son not to get more horses like him. The only option that aligns with this context is that owning many horses was a sign of wealth—Steinway, being wealthy, would typically be expected to acquire more horses, making his instruction to stop confusing to Otto.

Answer:

B. Owning many horses was a sign of being wealthy.