And the Eldest Magician said, "How wise are little children who see and are silent! What was the beast
like?"
What evidence supports the conclusion that the
author's purpose is to teach a moral to children?
O 'He was round and he was flat."
O "Now I know where Pau Amma went."
O "He was covered with strong armour upon his back."
O "How wise are little children who speak truth!"
And the little girl-daughter said, "He was round and he
was flat; and his eyes grew upon stalks; and he walked
sideways like this; and he was covered with strong
armour upon his back."
And the Eldest Magician said, *How wise are little
children who speak truth! Now I know where Pau Amma
went. Give me the paddle!"
-"The Crab That Played with the Sea,"
Rudyard Kipling

It is much safer to be feared than loved. . among the wonderful deeds of hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. this arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty . . but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect. . that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. –the prince, niccolò machiavelli machiavelli claims that “it is much safer to be feared than loved.” which type of evidence does machiavelli use to support his claim? answer : logical how does the author’s use of this evidence create meaning for the reader? answer : by using a historical event to prove the claim