Read the following passage from “The Oxcart”:

The governor of Settsu had three outstanding samurai in his service. Their names were Taira no Hidemichi, Taira no Suetake, and Sakata no Kintoki. Once in late fall, when the time of the Kamo festival was approaching, the three samurai wanted to go to Muraskino to watch the procession.

What part of the plot is shown here?

A. climax
B. exposition
C. resolution
D. rising action

B