Read the excerpt from "He Lion, Br. uh Bear, and Br. uh Rabbit” from The People Could Fly "Listen," said he Lion, and then he roared: "ME AND MYSELF. ME AND MYSELF. Nobody tell me what not to do," he said. "I'm the king of the forest, me and myself."

"Better had let me tell you somethin,"br. uh Rabbit said, "for I've seen Man, and I know him the real king of the forest."

He Lion was quiet awhile. He looked straight through that scrawny lil Rabbit like he was nothin atall.

Rabbits are shown in this excerpt as

A. confident and stubborn.
B. powerful and strong.
C. wise and self-assured.
D. weak and polite.