5. Read this paragraph from the story.

"Is that why the mayor is so weak and sickly?" asked the second robin. "Is this how the tree is
paying him back?" (paragraph 10)

Which phrase means the same as paying him back as it is used in the sentence above?
(1 Point)

A. to make someone ill

B. to put a spell on someone

C to return money you have borrowed

D. to punish someone who has done something to you