Question

review the story. the rising tree the village of bandar was known to be a hard place. true, it was rocky and bitter cold. but eleven - year - old sayla loved her homeland. she loved the eerie wind. she loved the spoon - grey sky. most of all, she loved the ancient trees. for this was the secret of bandar: its trees were magic. one had only to wait for autumn, when the leaves fell. to release the trees magic, the leaves were crumbled into dust and scattered while a spell was chanted. each type of tree had its own magic. a few people, like the wise dearna, what is the main problem in the story? life in bandar is hard for sayla. saylas mom thinks the rising tree is nonsense. sayla cannot find any fire tree leaves. no one knows how to find rising trees.

Explanation:

The story begins by stating that the village of Bandar is known to be a hard place. Sayla loves her homeland, but the description of it being "rocky and bitter cold" sets up the main problem. The other options are not mentioned in the given text. There is no mention of Sayla's mom, Fire Tree leaves, or difficulty in finding Rising Trees.

Answer:

Life in Bandar is hard for Sayla.