Read the excerpt from "Land for Free.”Finally, Hans turned and limped back to the waiting Bauers with a smile as wide as the prairie. He held his claim paper in the air and grinned at his son. "Now, we are home!” he said.

Hans says, “Now, we are home!” while holding up his claim paper. The paper represents their claim to land, so his happiness comes from finally having land of their own to farm. Traveling, learning a language, or making friends does not explain the claim paper or his words as directly.

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