Use the paragraph to answer the question.

Question

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

The poor horse was very melancholy, and wandered up and down in the wood, seeking some little shelter from the cold wind and rain. Presently a fox met him: "What’s the matter, my friend?" said he. "Why do you hang down your head and look so lonely and woe-begone?" "Ah!" replied the horse, "justice and avarice never dwell in one house; my master has forgotten all that I have done for him so many years, and because I can no longer work he has turned me adrift and says unless I become stronger than a lion he will not take me back again; what chance can I have of that? He knows I have none, or he would not talk so."

Which idea is stated explicitly in the text?

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Answer 1

The idea that the horse's master has forgotten all that the horse has done for him is stated explicitly in the text.

Answer 2

The idea stated explicitly in the text is that the horse's master has turned him adrift and said he will only take him back if he becomes stronger than a lion.

Answer 3

The idea that is stated explicitly in the text is that the horse's master has turned him adrift because he can no longer work, and the master says he will only take him back if he becomes stronger than a lion.

Answer 4

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

The idea that the horse's master has forgotten all that the horse has done for him is stated explicitly in the text.

The idea stated explicitly in the text is that the horse's master has turned him adrift and said he will only take him back if he becomes stronger than a lion.

The idea that is stated explicitly in the text is that the horse's master has turned him adrift because he can no longer work, and the master says he will only take him back if he becomes stronger than a lion.

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