Question

an owl, who lived in a hollow tree, was in the habit of feeding by night and sleeping by day; but her slumbers were greatly disturbed by the chirping of a grasshopper, who had taken up his abode in the branches. she begged him repeatedly to have some consideration for her comfort, but the grasshopper, if anything, only chirped the louder. at last the owl could stand it no longer, but determined to rid herself of the pest by means of a trick. addressing herself to the grasshopper, she said in her pleasantest manner, \as i cannot sleep for your song, which, believe me, is as sweet as the notes of apollos lyre, i have a mind to taste some nectar, which minerva gave me the other day. wont you come in and join me?\ the grasshopper was flattered by the praise of his song, and his mouth, too, watered at the mention of the delicious drink, so he said he would be delighted. no sooner had he got inside the hollow where the owl was sitting than she pounced upon him and ate him up.
what is the rising action of this fable?
when the owl decides to get rid of the grasshopper by tricking him
when the grasshoppers chirping keeps the owl up at night
when the owl invites the grasshopper in to drink nectar
when the grasshopper goes inside the hollow where the owl is sitting

Explanation:

In a story's plot structure, the rising action is the series of events that build tension and lead to the climax. Here, the Owl deciding to trick the Grasshopper (after being disturbed and having her requests ignored) sets in motion the events that will lead to the resolution (the Owl eating the Grasshopper). The other options are either the inciting incident (Grasshopper chirping keeping Owl up - more of the introduction of the conflict), part of the trick (inviting to drink nectar - a step in the rising action but not the key moment of deciding to take action), or closer to the climax (Grasshopper going inside - the immediate action before the climax of being eaten). The decision to trick is the key moment that starts the build - up of actions towards the story's resolution.

Answer:

When the Owl decides to get rid of the Grasshopper by tricking him