The theme of a short story is often
A. an insignificant part of the story.
B. specific only to the events of the story and not
applicable to everyday life.
C. an observation about human nature.

A because the story is short so the theme is important

h it's isaac again my bad i just seen this and i was like hey she's a fwend but yeah wussup

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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