A Waggoner was once driving a heavy load along a very muddy way. At last he came to a part of the road where the wheels sank half-way into the mire, and the more the horses pulled, the deeper sank the wheels. So the Waggoner threw down his whip, and knelt down and prayed to Hercules the Strong. "O Hercules, help me in this my hour of distress," quoth he. But Hercules appeared to him, and said: "Tut, man, don't sprawl there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel."

The gods help them that help themselves.

The theme of this work is that before asking for help, one should do everything possible to help oneself.

Which statement best describes how allegory develops the theme?

Question 6 options:

While Hercules comes when the Waggoner asks for help, the help he provides is to encourage the Waggoner to try harder

Since the Waggoner chose to ignore the problems in front of him and drove the horses forward, he should suffer the consequences

Although Hercules hears the Waggoner’s prayers, he ignores his pleas and leaves him to solve the problem alone.