The bundle of matchsticks was proud of their high descent because ______.

They came from a small fir tree

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They came from a tall fir tree

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They came from a common tree

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They came from a tree in the city

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Solution

The correct option is D They came from a tall fir tree
The match sticks were all proud of their ancestry because they all came from a fir tree that "had been a tree of great antiquity and distinguished by his height from all other tress". In this context, option B is the best answer.

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