Which quotations from "The Crab That Played with the Sea" convey a comic tone? Select two options. O"O my Best Beloved" "He took the Elephant;-All-the-Elephant-there-was -and said, "Play at being an Elephant." "All-the-Cow-there-was __ licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time." D "The great Sea __ overflowed all the dark forests for miles and miles, and flooded the Man's house." "By and by the Eldest Magician met the Man on the banks of the Perak river."

## Step 1<br />The first step in solving this problem is to understand the context of the question. The question is asking us to identify which quotations from "The Crab That Played with the Sea" convey a comic tone. <br /><br />## Step 2<br />Next, we need to analyze each quotation to determine if it has a comic tone. A comic tone is often characterized by exaggeration, absurdity, or humor.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Looking at the options, we can see that option A, "O my Best Beloved", and option C, "All-the-Cow-there-was __ licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time.", both contain elements of exaggeration and absurdity. <br /><br />## Step 4<br />In option A, the phrase "O my Best Beloved" is a direct address to the reader, which can be seen as a playful and affectionate tone. <br /><br />## Step 5<br />In option C, the phrase "All-the-Cow-there-was __ licked her tongue round a whole forest at a time." is an exaggeration, as it is highly unlikely that a cow could lick its tongue around a whole forest. This exaggeration creates a comic tone.