English, 04.04.2020 01:43 skatingflower

Read this excerpt from "Wiley, His Mama, and the Hairy Man” in The People Could Fly

Well, when Wiley got himself home, safe, he told his mama that the Hairy Man had almost got him that time. Hairy Man would have, too, but that he pretended to pray and called his hounds instead and the hounds run the Hairy Man off.

"Did he have his sack?" his mama asked Wiley.

"Yesum," Wiley said.

"Next time he come after you, don't you climb some tree," said his mama.

What theme is suggested by this excerpt?

a. Refusing to fight solves problems.
b. It is better to hide from a problem than to face it directly.
c. Always stick to the first plan you make to solve a problem.
d. It is important to listen to others’ advice.

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Read this excerpt from "Wiley, His Mama, and the Hairy Man” in The People Could Fly

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