Reread "The Beginnings of the Maasai,” and then answer the question.One purpose of "The Beginnings of the Maasai” is to explain the weather.

Choice B directly explains weather by describing dark clouds bringing rain that nourishes the plains. Choice C also describes hot, dry conditions, but B most clearly shows how the story explains weather as part of Enkai’s changing behavior and its effects on the land.

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