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8 One day the younger brother invited the older brother to dinner, but the other refused to come. Again and again the younger brother pleaded, until finally the older brother agreed and visited his brother’s house. The older brother was not expecting what he found. Instead of a simple shack, the younger brother had a comfortable home with fine things inside.

9 “Where did you get all these things?” the older brother asked.

10 The younger brother told his brother of the raven. Upon hearing the whole story, the older brother offered to trade his entire inheritance for the star fruit tree. The younger brother replied that he was content with what he had and refused to trade.

• The younger brother invites the older brother to dinner several times. The older brother finally agrees and is surprised when he sees the younger one’s house. After being told the story of the raven, the older brother wants to trade his inheritance for what his brother has. The younger brother refuses.

• One day the older brother goes to the younger brother’s house for dinner and is surprised by what he sees. He likes his brother’s house so much that he offers to trade his inheritance for it. The younger brother does not want to trade, however, and refuses the other’s offer.

• The younger brother repeatedly pleads with the older brother to come over for dinner. When the older brother finally comes over, he asks the younger brother where he got all the fine things in his house. The younger brother then tells his brother about the raven.

• The younger brother repeatedly invites the older brother to dinner. The older brother finally comes over after refusing this request many times. The younger brother tells him about the raven that came to the star fruit tree. The older brother wants to own the tree so that he can meet the raven.

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The Flight

9 Armed with only a few sandwiches and some water, Lindbergh was in for a 3,600-mile flight. He was already exhausted because he had not gotten any sleep the night before. He flew very low over land, ocean, and ice, navigating through fog and darkness. His compass and the stars guided him. His body grew stiff, and his legs and feet became cramped. At times he felt himself drifting off to sleep, so he opened the window and gulped in fresh air to make himself alert.

10 After 27 hours Lindbergh flew over some fishing boats. “Which way is Ireland?” he shouted, but no one answered. So he continued, gaining energy as he flew over Ireland, England, the English Channel, and France.

11 When Lindbergh finally arrived in Paris, the excited crowd lifted him up and carried him. Later royal leaders and the president of the United States presented him with awards. Lindbergh’s incredible journey had made him an international star and inspired young dreamers everywhere.

• Charles Lindbergh asked people for directions as he flew over fishing boats on his long flight to Paris, France

• Charles Lindbergh received awards from royalty and the president of the United States after he flew from New York to Paris.

• Charles Lindbergh was the first pilot to complete the difficult nonstop flight from New York to Paris and became an international hero.

• Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic Ocean with only a compass and the stars to help him navigate through fog and darkness.

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12 Holding out sparkly wands, the girls dashed behind a chair, calling to him, “Save us, Prince Patrick!”

13 Tiffany and Annabel’s eyes twinkled. Patrick paused. “Might as well make this fun,” he thought.

14 Patrick gathered some items from the kitchen. He threw his mother’s apron over his shoulders, straddled a broom, and raised a spatula in the air. “Prince Patrick to the rescue!” he cried as he galloped across the living room. “Take that, you evil dragon!” Patrick called out, whacking an imaginary dragon with his spatula and throwing open a pretend gate. “Stay away from my princesses!”

15 “You saved us! Thank you! You’re our hero!” the girls cheered.

16 Patrick’s mother stood at the doorway like a fly on the wall, surveying the scene. “Mine, too!” she added. “Thank you, Prince Patrick!”

• Patrick chooses to play a game with the girls he is babysitting. He pretends to battle an imaginary dragon while the girls act like princesses. He pretends to open a gate and then tells the imaginary dragon to stay away from the princesses. Patrick’s mother watches the children as they play.

• Patrick decides to use his imagination and play with the girls to make them happy. He pretends to fight an imaginary dragon to rescue the girls, who are acting like princesses in trouble. The girls thank him for rescuing them. Patrick’s mother watches and thanks him for helping her, too.

• Patrick uses an apron, a broom, and a spatula in order to play a game. He pretends to battle an imaginary dragon while the girls act like princesses. The girls are grateful for Patrick rescuing them from an imaginary dragon. Patrick’s mother hears the girls thank Patrick.

• Patrick imagines he is a prince fighting with a dragon as he gallops across the room. The girls hide behind a chair while he swings at the imaginary dragon with his spatula and pretends to defeat it. The girls, who are pretending to be princesses, thank him. They say he is their hero for rescuing them.

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4 Young children and mothers usually rode in the wagons. When they peeked out from behind the canvas covers, they would often see an endless stretch of prairie grass. Older children walked alongside the wagons. Pioneer children making the trek westward had daily tasks to keep them busy. Some worked as teamsters, driving the slow, heavy-footed teams of oxen.

5 As an adult, Robert Sweeten wrote about his experience as a six-year old teamster. “I walked most of the way across the plains, with but an occasional ride. One time I was driving two yoke of oxen so my stepfather 1 could ride a while and rest. I stepped on a prickly pear, and being barefooted, the needles ran into my feet. Mother had to pull them out.”

6 During the journey some children gathered firewood and buffalo chips, or droppings, which would be used as fuel for campfires. “We would take a sack and fill it as we progressed. . . . They were very thick in a certain place close to the road. . . . I thought I was in luck. I was picking up as fast as I could when I heard the rattle of a snake. He was almost at my feet,” recalled Rachel Emma Woolley, who was a twelve-year-old chip collector in 1848.

7 Chores did not end when a family stopped to set up camp. Adults prepared the area and tended to the animals’ needs. Children fetched water in buckets—sometimes from several miles away—chopped wood, washed clothes, watched younger siblings, cooked, and hunted.

• Older children walked beside the wagons and gathered wood as the wagons rolled along.

• Younger children rode in the wagons with their mothers.

• Pioneer children were often given duties to help their families.

• Children encountered many dangers while traveling across the prairie.

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3 Without a doubt, if Pierre de Coubertin, creator of the modern Olympics and the Olympic symbol, witnessed the scene described above, he, too, would be smiling. Coubertin helped revive the Olympic Games after they had been banned in ancient Greece more than 1,500 years ago.

4 In 1894, Coubertin formed the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC, of which Coubertin was a member, purposefully chose Athens, Greece, as the site of the first modern-day Olympic Games. The committee felt that this was an appropriate choice, since the ancient games began in Greece nearly 3,000 years earlier

• The International Olympic Committee was created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894. The committee was responsible for selecting the location of the modern Olympic Games.

• Pierre de Coubertin would be pleased to know that his Olympic symbol is used in the opening ceremony of every Olympics. He served on a committee that supported the modern Olympic Games and approved the Olympic symbol.

• The International Olympic Committee selected Athens as the site of the first modern Olympic Games. The ancient games were banned in Greece more than 1,500 years ago

• Pierre de Coubertin is credited with the creation of the modern Olympic Games. He formed the International Olympic Committee, which selected Athens for the first modern Games in honor of its role as the location of the ancient Olympics.

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