After receiving more food, the wife sent the fisherman to ask the fish for a bigger house while she nervously picked at the expensive lobster feast spread before her. she became perpetually restless and irritable, pacing the house until the fisherman returned home each day to discover his wife’s latest longing.

soon his wife felt unsatisfied with the new, luxurious house; she wanted to control more things on earth, so she sent her husband back to the fish with a request to make her queen of the seas. once again, the exhausted fisherman walked to the sea. hesitantly, he called every fish that lived there until the golden fish pushed aside each sardine and minnow, ready to grant the next wish. but when the fish heard that the wife wanted control of everything in the fish’s aquatic home, the fish squinted at the uncertain fisherman.

“enough! ” said the fish, and the fisherman’s new house immediately turned back into the small cottage where he and his wife had once lived. their extravagant food became simple again, and the fisherman’s wife once again learned to cherish the little that they had. their love renewed once riches and wishes ceased breaking them apart. although the fisherman still caught fish of every other name, the golden fish never returned.

the fisherman is hesitant toward the end of the story because
a) he thinks he might have used up all of his wishes.
b) he knows the fish will be upset by his latest request.
c) he feels too tired to care about finding the golden fish.
d) he sees that the fish has started to treat him differently.