The young woman lifted one foot on the air. Then the other. She flew clumsily at first, with the child now held tightly in her arms. Then she felt the magic, the African mystery. Say she rose just as free as a bird. As light as a feather.
Which statement from the passage does the author include to explain why "Kum . . . yali, kum buba tambe” is important?
". . . said so quickly, they sounded like whispers and sighs."
"She flew clumsily at first, with the child now held tightly in her arms."
"Regardless of who tells this folktale, these magic words remain the same."
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The statement that explains why "Kum . . . yali, kum buba tambe" is important is:
"Regardless of who tells this folktale, these magic words remain the same."
This statement emphasizes the significance of the magic words in the context of the folktale and highlights their consistency across different tellings of the story.
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