“Well, think I’ll throw you in that t h o r n y b r i a r patch,” B r u h Fox said. “How you like that?” “Oh, mercy, don’t do that!” cried Doc Rabbit.

“Whatever you do with me, don’t dare throw me in those t h o r n y b r i a r s !"

“That’s what I’ll do, then,” B r u h Fox said.

And that’s what Brother Fox did. He sure did. Took Doc Rabbit by the short hair and threw him— W h i p p i t! W h a p p i t!—right in the b r i a r patch.

“Hot lettuce pie! This is where I want to be,” Doc Rabbit hollered for happiness. He was square in the middle of the b r i a r patch. “Here is where my mama and papa had me born and raised. Safe at last!”

“Didn’t know rabbits have they homes in the b r i a r s,” B r u h Fox said, scratching his tail.

He knows it now.

—“Doc Rabbit, B r u h Fox, and the Tar Baby,”
Virginia Hamilton

Which statement summarizes the lesson in the fable “Doc Rabbit, B r u h Fox, and Tar Baby”?

You get what you pay for.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a person healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Slow and steady wins the race.

Read the following excerpt from leslie marmon silko’s story "the man to send rain clouds." the priest stared down at his scuffed brown loafers and the worn hem of his cassock. “for a christian burial it was necessary.” his voice was distant, and leon thought that his blue eyes looked tired. “it's o. k., father, we just want him to have plenty of water.” the priest sank down into the green chair and picked up a glossy missionary magazine. he turned the colored pages full of lepers and pagans without looking at them. “you know i can't do that, leon. there should have been the last rites and a funeral mass at the very least.” leon put on his green cap and pulled the flaps down over his ears. “it's getting late, father. i've got to go.” which of the following statements best describes the thematic significance of this dialogue? this dialogue emphasizes the ongoing personal conflict between leon and father paul. this conversation between leon and father paul makes it clear that they will never come to an agreement. leon’s and father paul’s differing perspectives of the situation reflect their larger cultural conflicts. leon’s hasty exit from father paul’s house reflects his discomfort with the priest and christianity.