Read the paragraph in order to answer the question. when he went to his first day of riding instruction, jody told the instructor he had never ridden a horse before. he also admitted that he was a little bit afraid of horses. the instructor wanted jody to overcome his fear. she decided that he should begin his lessons on a horse named nellie. nellie was not wild or frisky; she was docile. from the context of this paragraph, you can tell that the word docile means a. cheerful. c. gentle. b. content. d. slow.