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The White Heron
The short story “The White Heron” by Sarah Jewett was very interesting. The theme of the story could be life isn’t all about money. I liked the story because the girl knows life is too precious to sell. The girl chose to save the birds life instead of receiving ten dollars. I like this story because the girl wasn’t just thinking about herself she was thinking about the bird and maybe its species. The theme of the story could be considered to be life is more valuable than money.
The plot of the story is that a little girl, Sylvia, has moved in with her grandma, and has met a hunter. The hunter is trying to find ass rare bird and the little girl can help him find it for ten dollars. The girl soon figures out the hunter wants
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