Question

from embellishment
1 beechnut, who had been ill, was taken by phonny and madeline for a drive. when phonny and madeline found themselves riding quietly along in the wagon in beechnuts company, the first thought which occurred to them, after the interest and excitement awakened by the setting out had passed in some measure away, was that they would ask him to tell them a story. this was a request which they almost always made in similar circumstances. in all their rides and rambles beechnuts stories were an unfailing resource, furnishing them with an inexhaustible fund of amusement sometimes, and sometimes of instruction.
2 \well,\ said beechnut, in answer to their request, \i will tell you now about my voyage across the atlantic ocean.\
3 \yes,\ exclaimed madeline, \i should like to hear about that very much indeed.\
4 \shall i tell the story to you just as it was,\ asked beechnut, \as a sober matter of fact, or shall i embellish it a little?\
5 \i dont know what you mean by embellishing it,\ said madeline.
6 \why, not telling exactly what is true,\ said beechnut, \but inventing something to add to it, to make it interesting.\
7 \i want to have it true,\ said madeline, \and interesting, too.\
(from embellishment by jacob abbott)
how does being on a drive with beechnut affect phonny and madeline in this passage?

1. it makes them plan to visit beechnut more often.
2. it causes them to feel hopeful about beechnuts health.
3. it makes them excited to hear one of beechnuts stories.
4. it causes them to remember a voyage beechnut once took.

Explanation:

The passage mentions that after the initial interest and excitement of setting out passed, Phonny and Madeline's first thought was to ask Beechnut to tell them a story. It also states that in all their rides and rambles, Beechnut's stories were an unfailing resource, providing them with amusement and sometimes instruction. This indicates that they were excited to hear one of Beechnut's stories.

Answer:

1. It makes them excited to hear one of Beechnut's stories.