Where the Red Fern Grows

In Chapter 12, Why did Billy's mother tell him to be kind to Rainie?

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My mother told me always to be kind of Rainie, that he couldn't help being the way he was. I asked, "Why?" She said it was because his brothers were always picking on him and beating him.

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Where the Red Fern Grows