Use the excerpt to answer the question. At the beginning of the era of the Surem, nobody knew the name of the sun and they wanted a name for it. For this reason they held a council on the bank of the Surem River. Everyone gave his opinion but no name was found for the sun. Every day they studied the matter. They did not know if it were man or woman and so they couldn't decide whether it would be best to give it a male or female name. The Surem could not agree. They finally invited all the animals of the world to come to a council. What does the use of animals show about the Yaquis?
It demonstrates how the Yaqui people
could use any animals in the world to tell
a story.
It shows how the Yaqui people explained
the behaviors of animals they
encountered during the settlement of new
villages.
It illustrates that Yaqui people perceived
the actions of animals to be more
intelligent than those of humans.
It emphasizes the importance Yaqui
people placed on the actions of animals
in the natural world.