And the Eldest Magician said, "How wise are littlechildren who see and are silent! What was the beastlike?"What evidence supports the conclusion that theauthor'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 hewas flat; and his eyes grew upon stalks; and he walkedsideways like this; and he was covered with strongarmour upon his back."And the Eldest Magician said, *How wise are littlechildren who speak truth! Now I know where Pau Ammawent. Give me the paddle!"-"The Crab That Played with the Sea,"Rudyard Kipling