Why did the author of the story of Perseus and the quest for medusa's head write this story?

Iopened the door quietly, then stood in the doorway rewrite using ..ing participle

Mr and mrs van daan murmur their welcome what are the playwrights indicating by using the word murmur?

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.