Question

malia, a queenly sequoia tree, stretches her limbs over the canopy, her emerald-green foliage looking especially lush today. she gazes down at the surface of her neighbor fluvius, who is babbling away as usual.
\fluvius,\ she scoffs quietly to herself. although his name means
iver,\ hes really just a tiny stream. \such a fancy name for a simple forest brook,\ she mutters.
then she sees a young beaver paddling upstream in search of more building materials. malia follows his movements toward the horizon, where fluvius branches off from the great river under the shadow of the sierra nevada mountains, shimmering in the sun. the sun feeds the mountains, she thinks, the mountains feed the river, the river feeds fluvius.
\and fluvius feeds us all,\ whispers the wind through her leaves.
how does malia seem to change in the story?
she changes from disliking fluvius to understanding she needs him to stop the beaver.
she changes from thinking fluvius is generous with all creatures to seeing that fluvius plays favorites.
she changes from feeling superior to learning humility through her dependence on others.
she changes from being self-centered to wanting to care for others who need her.

Explanation:

At first, Malia scoffs at Fluvius, viewing the small stream as unworthy of his "fancy name" and feeling superior to him. Then, she traces the water's source and realizes the chain of nourishment: the sun feeds the mountains, the mountains feed the river, the river feeds Fluvius, and Fluvius feeds all the forest life including herself. This teaches her that she depends on Fluvius, leading her to let go of her arrogant attitude and learn humility.

Answer:

She changes from feeling superior to learning humility through her dependence on others.