Question

the lost message
south african folk - tale
the ant has had to time - memorial many enemies, and because he is small and destructive, there have been a great many slaughters among them. not only was most of the birds their enemies, but anteater lived almost wholly from them, and centipede beat them every time and at all places when he had the chance.
so now there were a few among them who thought it would be well to hold council together and see if they could not come to some arrangement whereby they could retreat to some place of safety when attacked by robber birds and animals.
but at the gathering their opinions were most discordant, and they could come to no decision.
there was red - ant, black - ant and wagtail - ant, gray - ant, chiny - ant, and many other varieties. the discussion was a true battle of diversity, which continued for a long time, and came to nothing.
a part decided that they should go to a small hole in the ground and live there; another part wanted to have a large and strong dwelling built on the ground; while another would enter but at once, all proper means to erect it, so as to get rid of anteater, forgetting entirely that they would be the prey of birds.
and, as has already been said, the discussion amounted to nothing, and each party resolved to go back to its own way, and on its own responsibility.
greater unity than that which existed in each separate faction could be kept nowhere in the world; each had its appointed task; each did its work regularly and well. and at sunset together in the same way. from among them they chose a king to say some of the group sing - and they divided the labor so that all were as busy as a bee.
but soon great difficulties were felt, and some of them thought of protecting themselves against the strong birds or anteater.
the red - ant built a house on the ground and lived under it. but anteater moved to the ground in a minute what had cost them many days of precious labor. the black - ant hid under the ground and sent out its sentinels before. for whenever they came out, anteater visited them and took them out, one and one. the wagtail - ant fled to the trees, but there in many instances an centipede waiting for them, so the birds got them more easily. the gray - ant and his kindred in some cases lost their lives by taking flight, but the red - ant chased them nothing, because like locust, the rushing water, and the winds were very great their terror.
one day, having long hidden and lost your home (to exterminate or to save them the secret of unity) and the message of this fable. but unfortunately he died.
what is the best way to describe the personality of the ants in this story?
a: none of them can think for themselves, and this gets them into trouble.
b: they work together well within their respective factions, and also include few enemies.
c: they are opinionated, but are able to prioritize their opinions for the good of the whole.
d: the ants are nicer than all the other creatures and try to die peacefully of others.
e: they work together well within their respective factions, but are unable to unite with other factions.

Explanation:

Based on the text, the ants initially had diverse opinions and couldn't reach a decision. But later, they divided labor and worked well within their respective factions, yet had trouble uniting with other factions. This description aligns with option E.

Answer:

E. They work together well within their respective factions, but are unable to unite with other factions.