Question

read the excerpt from the willow - wren and the bear. when the time came for the war to begin, the willow - wrens sent out spies to discover who was the enemys commander - in - chief. the goldfinch, who was the most crafty, flew into the forest where the enemy was assembled, and hid himself beneath a leaf of the tree where the password was to be announced. there stood the fox, and he called the last leaf before him and said: fox, you are the most cunning of all animals, you shall be general and lead us. good, said the fox, but what signal shall we give one another? i have a fine long bushy tail, which almost looks like a plume of red feathers. when i lift my tail up high, all is going well, and you must charge; but if i let it hang down, run away as fast as you can. when the goldfinch had heard that, she flew away again, and revealed everything, down to the minutest detail, to the willow - wrens. when day broke, which evidence best supports the conclusion that this story was written for children? the story is set in a forest. the battle was won by a trick. the excerpt describes a battle. the characters are talking animals.

Explanation:

Talking animals are a common feature in children's stories as they are engaging and accessible for young audiences. Settings like a forest or events like a battle described by a trick do not specifically point to it being written for children.

Answer:

The characters are talking animals.