Question

which story is the best example of a satire?
○ a story in which a character refuses to throw away a broken pen and uses it despite its limitations, where the pen stands for the love of his father
○ a cruel ruler who is obsessed with fashion one day finds that his clothes have been replaced with potato sacks
○ a story in which a selfish, ornery fox realizes, with the help of a bumblebee, that he can gain more from being kind than from being forceful
○ a story in which a silly dog constantly gets into compromising circumstances, such as getting stuck in the back of a truck with a pair of cats

Explanation:

Satire uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize people's vices, especially in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. The story of a cruel ruler obsessed with fashion having his clothes replaced with potato sacks uses irony and ridicule (the absurdity of high - fashion clothes being replaced by potato sacks) to potentially criticize the ruler's vanity and cruelty.
The first option is more of a symbolic story (the pen as a symbol of fatherly love). The third option is a moral - lesson story (about kindness). The fourth option is a comical story about a dog's misadventures without a satirical edge towards a social or political vice.

Answer:

a cruel ruler who is obsessed with fashion one day finds that his clothes have been replaced with potato sacks