Read this excerpt from the story “The Beautiful Girl of the Moon Tower” in The People Could Fly.
[Anton] met an eagle, an ant, a lion, and a dove. The four were quarreling over dividing a dead ox. Anton was kind enough to divide it for them. . . .
The eagle said to Anton, “Wherever you are in trouble, call for me.”
What theme is suggested by this excerpt?
If you help people, they will help you.
It is impossible to kill someone’s spirit.
Problems are not always what they seem.
If you travel a long way, you will probably have trouble.
