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Read the excerpt from Blanca Flor.

[DON RICARDO enters, quickly.]

Don Ricardo. What do you have?

Juanito (shaking with fear). Just . . . just this loaf of bread. (Giving the bread to DON RICARDO) Here is the bread you asked for.

Now, read this narrative adaptation of the scene.

When Don Ricardo arrived, he was amazed to see the freshly baked loaf of bread in Juanito’s hand. “What do you have,” he asked in disbelief.

Despite his fear, Juanito handed the loaf to Don Ricardo with trembling hands. “Here is the bread you asked for,” he said.

Which detail is included in the narrative adaptation of the text but not in the original drama?

the exact words that Don Ricardo and Juanito are saying to each other

directions to help the actors move about the stage appropriately

descriptions of how the characters look in this scene

words that indicate speech, such as “asked” and “said”