Rune stood at the booth, silently aiming for the target. He was on his 10th try and his last dollar. He desperately wanted that baseball mitt. He drew back his arm, squinted his eyes, and threw the ball directly at the hole in the center of the board. It went straight in the hole!
I did it! Rune exclaimed to himself. On the outside, the boy remained calm. He did not even smile when the carnival worker handed him the baseball glove.

This passage is meant to
A.
influence readers not to waste money on carnival games.
B.
entertain readers with a narrative story about a boy.
C.
express ideas about how hard it is to win a carnival game.
D.
inform readers on how they can win a baseball glove.