The story's message about what it means to be a hero is that a hero never gives up and that it is okay to receive help from others. This is shown by Wiley not giving up on tricking the Hairy Man and by him getting help from his mama.
IT is B. Wasn't. Wasn't twenty-six miles a long way to run? B. Because it's a single distance to cover. C. Weren't could be right, but then the distance had to be changed.
