Question

a good thing it is to be patient. at last, one day she thought, surely, now they must be fat enough! i will not wait another day. aha! how good they will be! so she climbed up the tree, licking her chops all the way and thinking of the fat young birds. and when she reached the top and looked into the nest, it was empty!! then the spotted cat sat down on the branch and spoke thus, well, of all the horrid, mean, ungrateful creatures i ever saw, those birds are the horridest, and the meanest, and the most ungrateful! m-e-ow!!! based on the patient cat as a whole, how does the setting function in the story? the tree becomes a practice area for the cat to improve her climbing skills. the tree and nest show how birds growing up and flying away defeat the cats plan. the summer season makes the cat lazy and uninterested in hunting for food. the forest causes the cat to completely forget about finding birds to eat.

Explanation:

The story shows the cat waiting for the birds to get fat. When she climbs the tree (setting), the nest (setting) is empty. This implies the birds grew up and flew away (due to the setting of tree and nest), defeating the cat's plan. The other options are not supported. The cat wasn't using the tree for practice (no mention). Summer season making her lazy - no. Forest making her forget - no.

Answer:

The tree and nest show how birds growing up and flying away defeat the cat’s plan.