read the excerpt from the goatherd and the wild goals. 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 them 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. one of them, turning about, said to him: hat 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.\ what is the central idea of this excerpt? ○ the goatherd wants the wild goats to join his herd. ○ the bad weather keeps all the goats in the enclosure. ○ the goatherd gives his own goats just enough food to survive. ○ the wild goats leave because the goatherd mistreats his own goats.

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read the excerpt from the goatherd and the wild goals. 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 them 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. one of them, turning about, said to him: 	hat 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.\ what is the central idea of this excerpt? ○ the goatherd wants the wild goats to join his herd. ○ the bad weather keeps all the goats in the enclosure. ○ the goatherd gives his own goats just enough food to survive. ○ the wild goats leave because the goatherd mistreats his own goats.

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# Brief Explanations:
To find the central idea, we analyze each option:
- Option 1: The goat herd gives his own goats just enough food to survive. The text says he gave his own goats "just sufficient food to keep them alive, but fed the strangers more abundantly", so this matches.
- Option 2: The bad weather keeps all the goats in the enclosure. The text says when thaw set in, he led them out to feed, and wild goats scampered to mountains, so bad weather isn't keeping them in. Eliminate.
- Option 3: The goatherd wants the wild goats to join his herd. The text shows he fed strangers more to make them stay, but the central idea here is about his treatment of own vs wild goats, not just wanting them to join. Eliminate.
- Option 4: The wild goats leave because the goatherd mistreats his own goats. The wild goats left because they saw he treated own goats worse after they came, but the excerpt's main point is his differential feeding (own goats just enough to survive, wild more) leading to wild goats' reaction. The key action shown first is his feeding, so Option 1 is more central to the excerpt's events.

# Answer: The goatherd gives his own goats just enough food to survive.

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