He has ten fingers and toes. is that an exploratory sentence

Read the excerpt from how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale. which idea does the author develop with the text example cited in the excerpt ?

Which theme is best supported by the descriptive detail in this passage from my antonia

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?