And the Eldest Magician said, "How wise are little children who see and are silent! What was the beast
like?"
What evidence supports the conclusion that the
author's purpose is to teach a moral to children?
O 'He was round and he was flat."
O "Now I know where Pau Amma went."
O "He was covered with strong armour upon his back."
O "How wise are little children who speak truth!"
And the little girl-daughter said, "He was round and he
was flat; and his eyes grew upon stalks; and he walked
sideways like this; and he was covered with strong
armour upon his back."
And the Eldest Magician said, *How wise are little
children who speak truth! Now I know where Pau Amma
went. Give me the paddle!"
-"The Crab That Played with the Sea,"
Rudyard Kipling