The main idea of the story is best represented by option D: A Fox found a mask. The focus of the story is on the Fox's encounter with the mask and his comments about it lacking brains, rather than emphasizing the Fox's intelligence, fear, or the act of breaking into the theatre.
A Fox had by some means got into
the
store-room
Of
a
theatre.
Suddenly he observed
a
face
glaring down on him and began to
be very frightened; but looking
more closely, he found it was only,
Mask such as actors use to put over
their face.
"Ah,"
said the Fox, "YOU
look very fine; it is a pity you have
not got any brains. What is the main idea of the story?
A A Fox has brains.
B A Fox is scared.
C A Fox broke into a theatre.
D A Fox found a mask.
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