Answer:
A beggar was walking along the road. He was eating a bun because he felt HUNGRY He saw a, POND with a large white duck swimming round and round on it. He jumped over the FENCE and caught the duck and took it out of the pond. He was sitting by the pond with a large pile of FEATHERS beside him. A farmer saw this and came running across the field waving his arms. The beggar hurriedly put the duck back into the WATER. The farmer asked the beggar'What's the matter with my duck?" "Ah" said the beggar quietly. "It wanted to go for a SWIM and I'm looking after its clothes."
the answer is definitely c
Author's purpose description of the beauty of the combs is the author is emphasizing the sense of loss that della must feel when she realizes she can't use them