Question

read the excerpt from \the crab that played with the sea\
he went north, best beloved, and he found all-the-elephant-there-was digging with his tusks and stamping with his feet in the nice new clean earth that had been made ready for him.
\kun?\ said all-the-elephant-there-was, meaning, \is this right?\
\payah kun,\ said the eldest magician, meaning, \that is quite right\; and he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth that all-the-elephant-there-was had thrown up, and they became the great himalayan mountains, and you can look them out on the map.
he went east, and he found all-the-cow-there-was feeding in the field that had been made ready for her, and she licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time, and
which details from the excerpt best support the conclusion that this story is about the creation of the world? select two options.

things turn into geographical features of the earth, such as the himalayas, when the eldest magician blows on them.

the eldest magician and the animals engage in conversations using language, which is an example of personification.

the animals engage in activities that are typical of their species, such as the cow chewing its cud and the beaver building a dam.

the author repeats foreign expressions such as \kun\ and \payah kun\ in the conversations between the magician and the animals.

Explanation:

• Option 1: When the Eldest Magician blows on things and they become geographical features (like the Himalayas), it shows creation of Earth - related features, which is relevant to the creation of the world.
• Option 3: If animals are doing typical activities (even in a story context) and the story is about world creation, it implies that the world's elements (with animals as part of it) are being formed. The first option directly shows creation of Earth's physical features and the third option implies the setting - up of the world's components (animals in their typical habitats/activities as part of the created world).

Answer:

• Things turn into geographical features of the Earth, such as the Himalayas, when the Eldest Magician blows on them.
• The animals engage in activities that are typical of their species, such as the cow chewing its cud and the beaver building a dam.