This story by Laura E. Richards is about a poor farm boy who, at the end of most working days, would sit on top of a hill and look at a far-away house that appeared to have golden windows. As he did so, he wished that he could live in a wonderful house like that. One day he sets out to find the house. When he gets there, he is disappointed to learn that the house doesn’t have golden windows. A little girl takes him to the top of her hill and shows him the real house with golden windows.
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A ‘please’ would have been nice! The major theme is appearances vs. reality (things aren’t always as they seem). Other themes include envy, enlightenment (sudden insight or discovery) and contentedness (being happy with what you have).
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