Watson

English

13 September, 04:55

It had been there when the midwife had announced, 'You've a boy.'

The hat was there when his wife had their second little joy.

So the family worked the farm

Until the boy took arm-in-arm

A girl from town with mighty charm

Who had a fancy for shoes and hats.

Which BEST restates the information concisely and accurately?

A) Husband and wife have children, work the farm, then move to town where they can buy things like shoes and hats.

Eliminate

B) The man, his wife, and the children all worked the farm together as they grew up; the wife liked shoes and hats.

C) The midwife had a boy, then had a 'second little joy,' a girl. The family worked until their children all got married.

D) After having a boy, the father and his wife have another baby; their boy grows up and marries a girl who, ironically, likes hats!