1. Which of the following best conveys a theme of the short story?
A. When people focus too much on the natural environment, their personal
relationships suffer.
B.
When people spend time reflecting on their past mistakes, they cannot create a
better future.
C. When people mistreat the environment for selfish gain, they suffer negative
consequences.
D. When people become consumed by curiosity, they are unable to see the
damage they do to others.

The correct answer is option C. When people mistreat the environment for selfish gain, they suffer negative  consequences.

Explanation:

 This question refers to the story He-y, Come on Ou-t! By Shinichi Hoshi .

In this story a typhoon passes through a Japanese city and leaves a big hole.

Citizens decide to fill it with waste, regardless of the consequences of this act. However, what the citizens did not know was that this garbage was going directly to other cities. What the story lets us see is that that garbage will also reach them at some point in a kind of chain reaction.

This leads us to consider as correct the opcion C. When people mistreat the environment for selfish gain, they suffer negative consequences.

the turtle carries new life, oat seeds, over to the other side of the highway and plants them there.