(A) He fears trouble from her family
(B) ** She would be another mouth to feed
(C) She is frail and sickly
(D) The children dislike her
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Concept note-1: -Mary) Mary wants to join the family on the journey but Pa doesn’t want her to accompany them because he thinks that she will just be another mouth to feed and she will not help them. What conflict is introduced on the first page of the story?
Concept note-2: -Conflict and resolution The conflict was starvation and the resolution was the testing of the mushroom.