The choice is B. The poet expresses sarcasm through the use of the word ridiculous.
The last one...
there are insufficient bicycles for the youngsters residing at the Kilbarchan Home for Boys.
This passage suggests that the Eldest Magician possesses a keen sense of humor.
When the man complained of fatigue in paddling, the Eldest Magician joked that his laziness would be inherited by his children, even dubbing them "Malazy—the lazy people." Nevertheless, despite these jokes, he agreed to the man's request for the Sea to serve him twice daily, thereby creating the tides.