Read the excerpt from "why alligator hates dog.”
despite alligator’s suspicions, he was sorely tempted by that bowl of scraps, which certainly sounded very tasty. but he was still doubtful. "i don’t know . . what about your master? won’t he try to get me if he sees me having dinner with you? ”
"don’t you worry about him! i’ll take care of him; he always does everything i tell him to do. so, i guess i’ll be seeing you up at the cabin for dinner soon? ”
which element of a folktale is included in this excerpt?
a. satisfaction
b. surprise
c. resentment
d. confusion

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie.she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case.which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?