"when you are strong , to lift it," she answered , " i will tell you about your father. " after that, the boy went on every day and practiced running and leaping and lifting, and those who saw him laughed as he pulled and puffed and grew red in the face, but never have to until he lifted it. and little by , he grew stronger, and his muscles became like iron bands. which best describes what the passage reveals about thesus? a. he is not very strong. b. he is very determined. c. he is hurt by the taunts of others. he is lonely.