Read this excerpt from "Birdfoot's Grampa.” The old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain.

Why does the author most likely describe the toads as "leaping, live drops of rain”?

A)to show how wet they are

B)to prove they are unimportant

C)to indicate they are worthy of respect

D)to demonstrate how small they are

THE ANSWER IS C)to indicate they are worthy of respect, I JUST DID THE TEST TRUST ME.