Which excerpt from "The Turtle" best shows that the turtle is following her natural instincts by building a nest?

A. breaks from the blue-black

skin of the water, dragging her shell

with its mossy scutes

B. She's only filled

with an old blind wish.

It isn't even hers but came to herc.

C. rawling up the high hill,

luminous under the sand that has packed against her skin,

she doesn't dream

D. she knows

she is a part of the pond she lives in,

the tall trees are her children,

The excerpt that best shows the turtle is following her natural instincts is:

B. She's only filled

with an old blind wish.

It isn't even hers but came to her.

Explanation:

"The Turtle" is a poem by author Mary Oliver. The speaker describes the turtle's life purpose of leaving the water to lay eggs in the sand - a sacred, beautiful action done by instinct alone. That's what the speaker means when she says the turtle only has "an old blind wish" that "isn't even hers". The turtle performs the action without knowing why, unaware of any reasons, unaware of itself. The turtle does not have an ego, she does not make a distinction between herself and the rest of the world. Just like the world, she keeps on going, naturally, instinctively, doing what she has to do to keep her species going without understanding it.

B) She's only filled

with an old blind wish.

It isn't even hers but came to herc.