Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.”

the old man

must have stopped our car

two dozen times to climb out

and gather into his hands

the small toads blinded

by our lights and leaping,

live drops of rain.

what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "leaping, live drops of rain”?

a the toads are all hurt.

b the toads are still alive.

c the toads are in shock.

d the toads are not moving.