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.

Why does the author describe the toads as "leaping, live drops of rain”?

a.) to show how wet they are
b.) to prove they are unimportant
c.) to indicate they are full of life
d.) to demonstrate that they are not alive