The savanna was full of unrest because the animals were fighting again. Now that King Lion was retiring, who would be the lucky one to take his place? King Lion had no children, so the next king or queen would have to be decided by the animals themselves.
In his final act as king, the lion made an announcement.
“Today the animals must decide who becomes king. We need one nominee from each animal family. These nominees will compete in a contest to decide who becomes ruler of the savanna. What kind of contest shall it be?”
The owl chimed in, “Let’s have a test of logic and knowledge.”
“No,” said the zebra, “let’s have a running race.”
King Lion did not like either of these ideas. He was puzzled as he tried to figure out a fair way to have the animals compete.
“I know!” interjected the sparrow. “Whoever can fly the highest should win.”
“That’s not fair,” said the elephant. “The biggest animal should be the ruler.”
King Lion was not satisfied with any of the animals’ ideas. He decided to take a long walk through the grass to think. The lion walked for miles until he came upon the giraffe, who was eating her lunch from the tall trees in the south of the savanna.
The giraffe is wise, thought the lion. I will ask her. And he did.
The giraffe had an idea. “Why don’t you have everyone vote? Then everyone can help decide who will be the ruler.”
King Lion sighed. Why had he not thought of that before?
“Yes!” he said. “We will vote and it will be fair! Thank you!”
Which choice best describes the setting of the passage?
A fantasy setting with talking animals.
A realistic setting on a farm.
A historical setting that describes true events.
A futuristic setting with advanced technology.