Billy apologizes to the fallen tree and says he had to cut it down. What does he mean? Did he have any other choice?

Billy apologizes to the fallen tree and says he has to cut it down; I think he means he has already promised his dog that he will cut down the tree and catch the coon. This is the first time he goes hunting, so he has to catch something to build a relationship between him and his dogs. If he didn’t cut down the tree maybe last time when he discusses with his dogs they will not believe him they will not help him wait under the tree they will not catch the coon and grab it for the first time.

I think Billy has other choices, he could find other coons to catch because the other coon will move on the ground that will be easy to catch and he doesn’t need to waste too much energy and time on that tree. His output is out of proportion of his input or we can say the reward, so I think he can find other coons to catch, especially the coon active on the ground.

I was at a crossroads when I had to make an important decision in four of my primary school years. At that time, I was 9 or 10 years old, and my school track team send me an invitation to practice 100 and 200meter dashes.

There were a couple of reasons stimulating me to join the school track team. Firstly, I could always get the fastest 100 and 200meter races; therefore, my school team coach would focus on training me, if I agreed to join the team. Secondly, a number of track competitions are usually held at my hometown; so, distinct advantages will be secured for my application to top junior middle schools if I am, fortunately, win a medal at those high-level competitions.

But my parents explicated some disadvantages for me to join the school track team, almost disagree with me with my original decision. Firstly, lots of time would be spent on practicing; but since I am a fairly slow learner, they were worried about possible negative influences on my upcoming middle school study. Secondly, my asthma may occur in winter. In the end, I still followed my heart and agreed to join the school track team.

 After three years of practice, I did not feel uncomfortable no matter in summer or in winter. In those past two years, my asthma turned to be eventually cured and I won several medals; I found myself able to easily and quickly concentrate on my homework.

In the end, I successfully passed the interviews when I applied for several key domestic junior middle schools. I want to say that practicing this tract sport developed my good habit of persistence or instant; I wish I could keep on running in my daily life.