Read the excerpt from A Long Walk to Water.
The woman did not answer. When she looked up, Salva could see tears in her eyes. She shook her head, then poured a little water onto a cloth and began to wet the lips of one of the men on the sand.
Salva looked at the hollow eyes and the cracked lips of the men lying on the hot sand, and his own mouth felt so dry that he nearly choked when he tried to swallow.
"If you give them your water, you will not have enough for yourself!” the same voice shouted. "It is useless—they will die, and you will die with them!” . . .
Salva reached for his gourd. He knew it had to be half full, but suddenly it felt much lighter, as if there was hardly any water left in it.
Uncle Jewiir must have guessed what he was thinking.
"No, Salva,” he murmured. "You are too small, and not strong enough yet. Without water you will not survive the rest of the walk. Some of the others—they will be able to manage better than you.”
Which of Salva’s actions best shows that he wants to help others?
He watches the woman aid the men.
He almost chokes while swallowing.
He reaches for his gourd.
He finds he has little water.