... her siblings one day they would move into a house they can call their own with running water, real stairs, a basement, and at least three washrooms, this was not that house. Further they described their dream house as white, with a big backyard, and green grass like the homes they saw on television. But the house on Mango Street wasn't like the house her parents described in their dream of winning ... the lottery. In fact, it was the total opposite. Yet, they loved living there because they didn't pay rent, ... public, catholic, and military school but instead of the teachers helping hi...

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