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Understanding Oral Tradition Quick Check
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Use the excerpt to answer the question.

It is thus among all of the animals too, even down to the little frogs. The father frog, on his death bed, asks, "Who is my best friend?"

And all of the little frogs answer, "Nehpo, Nehpo, Nehpo."

You have heard them.

Which fact does this story explain?

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What happens after a person dies
What happens after a person dies

Why Yaqui children are important to their parents
Why Yaqui children are important to their parents

Why frogs make a certain sound
Why frogs make a certain sound

Why frogs are important to the Yaqui
Why frogs are important to the Yaqui
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Based on the given excerpt, the story explains why frogs make a certain sound. The repeated phrase "Nehpo, Nehpo, Nehpo" suggests that this sound is significant in the context of the story, likely indicating a cultural or traditional reason behind the frogs' vocalization among the Yaqui people.