In the story Where The Red Fern Grows by: Wilson Rawls the main character Billy wants a hound, but they don’t have the money. For instance, Billy dad said “Billy, those kind of dogs cost money, and that’s something we don’t have right now. Maybe when we can afford it, you can have them, but not right now.” Billy never gave up and found a way to get those hounds. Billy worked hard to earn the money to buy those hounds. Everyday Billy would work for his grandpa. Billy stopped working once he had 25 dollars or more. The theme to this story is to never give up, and to work hard for what you want in life. To start with, “Somehow, some way, I was determined to have it. I had twenty-three cents ----- a dime I had earned running errands for