Where The Red Corn Grows Summary

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” Josh Billings. In “Where the Red Fern Grows” by Wilson Rawls, everyone agrees that Billy loved his dogs and his dogs loved him. Unfortunately some people think he should have risked them in the Pritchard boys bet and some people think that the risk was greater than the reward. Billy shouldn't have said yes to the Pritchard boys bet for three reasons: the dogs were too important, the Pritchard boys were too corrupt, and the bet was too risky. The first reason he should not take the bet is his dogs were too important. He needs the dogs to hunt. Having been trained so well, the dogs became an excellent resource for food and money. Billy gained lots of meat hunting for coons, and sold the skins for good money. Without the dogs the family would be worse off than before. He worked two whole years for his dogs. Billy learned the true meaning of hard work and responsibility in that stretch of two years. If he lost them or something happened to them, all his hard work would have been for nothing. Billy loves his dogs. Having watched them grow up, he had a rather strong attachment. He watched them learn to swim and hunt. When he met them they could barely walk. If something happened to them, its true that his family would lose the …show more content…
Put simply, they were bullies. Their harsh words and antagonistic disposition made them disliked by all who came upon them and keeping them as company was surely an ill-advised move. Not only that, they were disrespectful to elders. Several times in the book, the boys disrespected Billy's grandpa. Rubin spit tobacco juice on his floor, and growled at grandpa. Rainie said grandpa was crooked. Billy shouldn't hang about with such riffraff. In 1st Corinthians 15:33 it says “Do not be deceived: "Bad company ruins good morals." While participating in the bet would satisfy his pride, it would starve his