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Refrains Short Story Theme
The comparable themes in this story. The story Refrains are similar by its OK to take a chance. By taking a chance, you can get a high reword. Likewise get a risk. Both story’s the main charter took a gamble. The gamble is that in the stories are that the animal will find freedom, or get recaptured. The other gamble in the other story is that he will win the contest, or he will lose.

From " boy's life" the boy wanted to leave school because it was the last day of school. Before he leaves his teacher wanted to speak to him about his writing. She told him that there is a writing contest in august. The winner would get a gold plaque. The reword would be getting the gold plaque. The risk could be him not getting the plaque, nevertheless him messing

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