Read this excerpt from The World on Turtle's Back."
Without knowing it, the right and left-handed twins built balance into the world. The plant-eating animals
created by the right-handed twin balanced out the meat-eating animals created by the left-handed twin. And
sO the world thrived, and this was good.
Which statement best describes the purpose of this excerpt?
O to describe who created plant- and meat-eating animals
O to explain that some animals are good and others are evil
O to explain how balance came to exist in the natural world
• to describe two different kinds of animals found in the world
to explain how balance came to exist in the natural world
Explanation:
The purpose is to explain how nature has developed a balance between all. (life) This can be seen through the quotation, "And so the world thrived, and this was good."
