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Be grateful for what you have in life.In the story “Fly away home,”by Eve Bunting, a loving boy named Andrew and his father live in an airport because they are homeless. Although he lives in an airport they are still grateful for what they have. I believe the theme of this story explores the importance to be grateful for what you have in life, that they hope for the best, they are always happy for what they have, and Andrew knows someday he will be one of the people who will leave to go home.

At the start of “Fly away home,” Andrew shows that he is grateful for what he has.So Andrew hopes for the best. Andrew’s dad and him are poor and don’t have much because they live in an airport. So they can’t have barely anything unless they
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