Margo read two epics.

The first epic is the story of a soldier who got lost at sea and sailed for many years before finding his way home. While he was gone, his family struggled financially. Knowing how much their father valued his ancestors’ homeland, his children refused bribes of food and money offered in exchange for the land. They preferred to live humbly and proudly. Upon his return, their father’s joy was boundless, which pleased his sons and daughters.

The second epic is the story of a great leader and prince who was banished from his home by an evil cousin. While traveling and living a simple life in the forest, the prince met and married a princess. Despite their royal backgrounds, neither of them minded living safely hidden in the forest. This humility saved their lives on a number of occasions, and their great happiness did not depend on living in a castle.

When comparing these two myths, what qualities do both myth-tellers seem to value?

A.
home and property

B.
physical strength and agility

C.
humility and humbleness

D.
cleverness and wit

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that in both myths there are explicit references to the modesty of their protagonists, or of their relatives. The children of the soldier in the first epic, knowing how much their absent father valued his homeland, decided to live humbly and to reject tempting offerings of food and money in exchange for their land, in spite of their struggle to make ends meet. Likewise, the prince in the second epic was forced to leave his home and renounce his comfortable life. However, he found happiness living simply and modestly in the forest, together with his wife, who also came from the royalty.