Which of the following sentences is FOURTH 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 fourth sentence after rearranging the given sentences, let us analyze the logical flow and chronological sequence of events:

1. Sentence (F): "A poor monkey once happened to meet a kind and generous king."
This sentence introduces the characters (a poor monkey and a king) and sets the stage for the story, making it the ideal first sentence.

2. Sentence (D): "The monkey was living in misery and had nothing to eat or wear."
This elaborates on the state of the monkey introduced in the first sentence ("poor monkey"), making it the second sentence.

3. Sentence (E): "Seeing his condition, the king felt pity and gave all the necessary riches and comforts to him."
The king reacts to the monkey's miserable condition described in sentence (D) by offering help, which naturally makes it the third sentence.

4. Sentence (A): "Soon, the monkey’s life changed, and he became wealthy and prosperous."
This describes the immediate result of the king giving the monkey riches in sentence (E). Thus, sentence (A) is the fourth sentence.

5. Sentence (C): "However, after becoming rich, the monkey grew arrogant and forgot his humble beginnings."
This introduces a contrast ("However") to the newly acquired wealth described in sentence (A), making it the fifth sentence.

6. Sentence (B): "In his pride, he even began to ignore the very king who had once helped him."
This details the monkey's arrogance mentioned in sentence (C), concluding the paragraph as the sixth sentence.

Therefore, the complete coherent order of the sentences is F - D - E - A - C - B.

The fourth sentence in this rearrangement is (A).