Which statement best explains the situational irony that occurs in the passage? The aunt expects the children to laugh at the story, but they do not.
The children expect their aunt to tell a funny story, but she does not.
The children do not like the story, even though it is very interesting.
The aunt tells a story with a moral, but the children ignore the lesson.

Explanation:

According to me the line that beat states the situational irony would be ‘ the aunt tells a story with a moral but the children ignore the lesson’. Many people might think that it’s the first two lines but those are the building lines and situational irony needs a building platform.

from the count of monte cristo there are two synonyms of the word “grotto”. these words are chamber and cavern.