Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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been greatly simplified. In post-war Japan Walt Sheldon has found not only serenity, but complete freedom to write undisturbed about the things he treasures most. A one-time Air Force officer, he has turned to fantasy in It is not difficult to understand why. his lighter moments, to bring us such brightly sparkling little gems as this. that the small people with their quick eyes and clever fingers could spot all sorts of minute shortcomings small, mischievous pilots had a rendezvous with destiny—on Earth. I must admit that at first I The working model and the fact equation so lonely that I couldn't think properly. On the sixteenth day I covered a each other to hush, be quiet, and the soft breeze stirring them up again. I had known precisely such piece of paper with tiny mathematical a secluded little green sanctuary just over the hill from Mr. Riordan's and combustion." "you will not be forgotten by the leprechauns. If we ever meet again, upon another world perchance, you'll find our friendship always eager and ready." "I don't feel it would be right to take it for a service of this and in some awe, too, "well, now, musha Lord help us! 'Tis the first time I ever heard such a speech from a mortal." He turned to his people. "We'll have three cheers now, do you hear, for Mr. Houlihan—friend of the little people as long as he shall live!" And they cheered. And little tears crept into the corners of some of their turned-up eyes. much of this that if you're not a nuclear engineer yourself it's certain to weary you. Perhaps you had better take my word for it that without this equation—correctly stated, mind you—mankind would be well advised not with the leaves making only slowly and chuckled to myself at how I had gotten the best of the say, upon the tongue of a man mortal who could accomplish that. I But I am, after all, a scientist. If I had not been a specialist in my field I would hardly have found myself had given them the wrong equation, of course. They would never get named Kevin Francis Houlihan. little people. Surely it was not every engaged in vital research at the later, if they tried to spy out the them. absent-minded. I tiptoed to the edge of the trees, not wanting to deprive any small scalawags of their pleasure, literature now, I suppose, as Houlihan's Equation, and that was honor and glory enough for me. I could though it would have been pleasant to be truly rich for a change. There was no sense in cheating him out of the gold to boot, for leprechauns are most clever in matters of this sort and he would have had it back soon enough—or else Indeed, I had done a piece of work greatly to my advantage, and also to the advantage of humankind, and when a man can do the first and include the second as a fortunate byproduct it is a most happy accident. For if I had shown the little people how to make a spaceship they would have left our world. And become convinced they could would it be in that event? I ask you now, wouldn't we be even likely to blow ourselves to Kingdom Come without the little people here for us to believe in every now and then? Transcriber's Note: know he can't see nor hear us!" Oh, it was good to hear the rich foreman of the leprechauns—if old tongue again. I smiled, and the sloping embankment nearby. "No, wait!" I said. "Don't go away! I'll not be hurting you!" They continued to scurry. I knew what it was they feared. "I don't intend catching one of you!" I said. "Come back, you daft little creatures!" But the glade was silent, and they wanted their crock of gold, of legends affirmed, though I've wondered often about the truth of them. But I was after no gold. I only wanted to hear the music of an Irish generous pay. You see, in a place as full of science as the nuclear propulsion center there is not much wanted to talk to the little people. the glade where the curious shiny me apprehensively. I lifted my head to them. "Listen to me now, little people!" I am descended from King Then I waited, but they didn't answer. The little people always had been shy. Yet without reaching to talk to them. "Hear me now, little people! If you don't show yourselves and come out and talk to me, I'll wreck this spaceship softly. "Do you understand? I'll give you until I count three to make an appearance! One!" The glade remained deathly silent. "Two!" " " wizened and bent than before—approached stood there. The others all followed at a safe distance. I smiled to reassure in a friendly gesture of greeting. drawing a kind of peppered dignity up about himself, "in such matters I am never fully convinced. After living for many centuries I am all too acutely aware of the perversity of human nature." "Yes," I said. "Well, as you will quickly see, all I want to do is "And often that's all he wants," this lonely place?" but not overwhelmingly so. I've run into believers before who could see the little people. It happens every so often, though not as frequently as it did a century ago. But knowing astonish "It just so happens I'm a doctor of science." "A doctor of science, now," said can advise you of it." "A scientist, is it," said Keech. "Well, now, that's very interesting." "I'll make no apologies for it," I said. "Oh, there's no need for apology," said Keech. "Though in truth we prefer poets to scientists. But it has just now crossed my mind, Mr. Houlihan that you, being a scientist, might be of help to us." "How?" I asked. adopting some of the old manner. "Leprechauns are not really mechanically inclined," said Keech. "Their major passions are music and laughter and mischief, as anyone knows." "Myself included," I agreed. "Then why do you need a spaceship?" "Well, if I may use an old expression, Or let me put it this way. We feel the world isn't long for itself." Keech, "the little people have decided I was inclined to suggest the construction. Naturally, we didn't understand all of your high-flyin' science, but some of our people are pretty clever at gettin' up replicas of things." thought it was by the Russians. around us—and I'm still "It may be we never crossed your path. It may be you can only see us when you're thinkin' of us, and of course truly believin' in us. I don't has crossed my mind. That's why I'm wastin' all this time with you, sir. You say you are a scientist." "A nuclear engineer." "Well, then, it may be that you can help us—now that you know we're here." "Help you?" a book when I need 'em. But when "And you want me to help you with this?" "That is exactly what crossed my finally, "why should I help you?" "Ha!" said Keech, grinning, but not with humor, "the avarice of humans! I knew it! Well, Mr. Houlihan, I'll give you reason enough. The pot o' gold, Mr. Houlihan!" paper and pencil and I talked with the aid of diagrams, as engineers are wont to do. Although the pencils were small and I had to hold as you would a needle, I was able to make many sensible observations and even a few innovations. and stop to watch me. But of course they wouldn't see the leprechauns or anything the leprechauns had made, not being believers.

<question>:
Why do the leprechauns prefer poets to scientists?

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A Poets are more likely than scientists to collaborate with leprechauns without expecting compensation
B Poets are less likely than scientists to want to capture and experiment with the leprechauns
C Poets are less likely than scientists to understand the leprechauns' mission
D Poets are more likely than scientists to show compassion to non-human species

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B