Question

adapted from folklore of the santal parganas enigmas long ago, a man and his son went to visit the sons future father - in - law. they were joyfully welcomed, but the father - in - law, who had been busy, had nothing prepared for his guests. he said to his daughter,
ow, fill the little river and the big river, and polish the big axe and the little axe, and bar them into the cow house. i will be back with a pot full of the water of dry land, then we will finish off these friends.\ the two visitors heard this strange talk, and they began to wonder if their host meant to toss them into the river bed; rich men had been known to do such things. with this thought in their minds, they made haste to leave, but the young woman called them back. they reluctantly stopped, and when she came up they reproached her for not having warned them of their fate. she laughed at their folly and explained that what her father meant was she should give them a seat in the cow house, and then make pots of tea in the big and little pitchers after she polished them. he would bring back some coffee, and they would all have a drink. upon hearing this, they laughed heartily and returned to the house. students were asked to write details from passage 1 that help identify the theme. which notes best represent the theme?

Explanation:

The theme often relates to misunderstandings and resolution. The notes about "joyfully welcomed" show initial hospitality, "heard this strange talk" and "made haste to leave" show the misunderstanding, and "woman called them back" and the explanation show the resolution. These key - elements best represent the theme.

Answer:

The notes in the top - left box ("joyfully welcomed", "nothing prepared", "woman called them back") best represent the theme.