Which of the following sentences is FIFTH after the rearrangement?

Rearrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

(F) A poor monkey once happened to meet a kind and generous king.

(D) The monkey was living in misery and had nothing to eat or wear.

(E) Seeing his condition, the king felt pity and gave all the necessary riches and comforts to him.

(A) Soon, the monkey’s life changed, and he became wealthy and prosperous.

(C) However, after becoming rich, the monkey grew arrogant and forgot his humble beginnings.

(B) In his pride, he even began to ignore the very king who had once helped him.

To find the fifth sentence in the rearranged coherent paragraph, let us analyze the logical flow of the given sentences step-by-step:

1. (F) introduces the characters and the initial event: "A poor monkey once happened to meet a kind and generous king." This is the natural starting point of the story.
2. (D) provides background information about the monkey's state when he met the king: "The monkey was living in misery and had nothing to eat or wear." This directly follows (F).
3. (E) describes the king's reaction to the monkey's misery: "Seeing his condition, the king felt pity and gave all the necessary riches and comforts to him." This flows logically from (D).
4. (A) shows the immediate result of the king's help: "Soon, the monkey’s life changed, and he became wealthy and prosperous."
5. (C) introduces a turning point in the monkey's behavior after gaining wealth: "However, after becoming rich, the monkey grew arrogant and forgot his humble beginnings." This is the fifth sentence in the sequence.
6. (B) describes the culmination of the monkey's arrogance: "In his pride, he even began to ignore the very king who had once helped him." This completes the paragraph.

Thus, the complete coherent sequence of the sentences is F - D - E - A - C - B.

The sentence that comes FIFTH in the rearrangement is (C).