Question

A tiny goldfish lived in a pond deep in the heart of the forest. He was very small and very shy, and he found it difficult to make new friends. One day, a baby deer stopped by the pond to drink. The tiny goldfish gathered all his courage, swam close to the deer, and said, "Hello!" The deer kept on drinking without raising its head. "Hello!" the tiny goldfish yelled at the top of his voice, but the deer still didn't answer. "Maybe my voice is just too quiet for everyone to hear," thought the goldfish, sadly. "How can I make it nice and loud?"

Explain why this is a fictional story.
a
There are animals.
b
There is a pond in a forest.
c
A deer drinks in the pond.
d
The goldfish talks.

Answer 1

d

The story is fictional because the goldfish talks. Animals, ponds, and deer drinking are all realistic, but a fish speaking and yelling like a human is impossible in reality, which marks the tale as fiction.