Happy
Because he said "improved" several times, and improvement is a good thing that makes most people happy
Figurative language: uses different figures of speech such as hyperbole, simile, onomatopoeia, metaphor among others.
In this sentence: The writer uses a metaphor and imagery . The horse represents courage, vitality, control. The color white, purity, trust. Flood, fill out beyond limits
Imagery: Flood, youth, dreams, poetry, white
Endangered, rare would really give people the idea of this problem and the word decline.
Answer:
Wiley lived with his mama in a ramshackle hut, deep in the swamp. Wiley’s father disappeared years ago and, whenever he asked his mama what had happened, she told him that the Hairy Man had got him.
The plot of the story is that it is better to take your time to have something better than to be fast and have something that doesn't last long. :)