Question

read the excerpt from the goatherd and the wild goats. a goatherd, driving his flock from their pasture at eventide, found some wild goats mingled among them, and shut them up together with his own for the night. the next day it snowed very hard, so that he could not take the herd to their usual feeding - places, but was obliged to keep them in the fold. he gave his own goats just sufficient food to keep them alive, but fed the strangers more abundantly in the hope of enticing them to stay with him and of making his own. when the thaw set in, he led them all out to feed, and the wild goats scampered away as fast as they could to the mountains. the goatherd scolded them for their ingratitude in leaving him, when during the storm he had taken more care of them than of his own herd. then one of the wild goats, turning to him, said: that is the very reason why we are so cautious; for if you yesterday treated us better than the goats you have had so long, it is plain also that if others came after us, you would in the same manner prefer them to ourselves. based on the details in the story, what is its primary purpose? - to educate children about how to treat others - to teach readers how goats are fed and cared for - to persuade children to embrace strangers bearing gifts - to entertain readers with a story about a foolish goatherd

Explanation:

The story is about a goatherd's actions towards his own goats and wild goats, and the wild goats' reaction. It aims to entertain with a tale of a foolish goatherd. It doesn't focus on educating about treating others, goat - care, or persuading to embrace strangers.

Answer:

To entertain readers with a story about a foolish goatherd.