Which statement best explains the situational irony that

occurs in the passage?

The aunt wants the bachelor to tell a good story, but he

does not

The bachelor fears that the children will not like his

story, but they do.

The bigger girl does not expect the bachelor to tell a

story, but he does.

The aunt does not expect the bachelor to tell a story,

but he does.

The aunt does not expect the bachelor to tell a story,

but he does.

Explanation:

The Storyteller is a populaly known short story authored by Hector Hugh mcgrath. The participants in the chapter are also the ones described, the baby, the aunt as well as the single.

Irony applies to the comparison between perceptions and what really occurs. The extract includes two instances of this: first, the right response, as the actual hopes as that if the gentleman should stay quiet, and he doesn't; and secondly, whenever the gentleman begins talking, once the children appear to be curious, and thereafter they know that almost all storeys were doing the same.