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6.28.25 - Part 2 · Children's Hour

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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to Realized Children's Story Hour as a
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Reminder is a reading service intended for people who are
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blinder of other disabilities that make it difficult to read
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printed material. Today we will be reading from various books
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on the United States and fourth of July. Your reader
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today is Diane. We will begin with the book United States.
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It was published by Gareth Stevens Publishing, has a copywriter
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of twenty twenty four and it was written by Rebecca
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Phillips Bartlett. We are going on a trip. Hi, I'm Sammy.
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This is me and my family. We have packed the
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car for our road trip adventure. I'm so excited to
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be going on vacation. We are exploring the United States.
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The US is short for the United States. It is
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made up of fifty different states. Mom gave me this
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map that shows where we will be going the Space Needle.
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Our road trip starts in Washington State. We climb to
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the top of a building called the Space Needle. I
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stand on a glass floor that is more than four
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hundred and ninety two feet above the ground. Thor's Well
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in Oregon. We see Thor's Well. Thor's Well looks like
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it is draining the whole ocean. The hole is about
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twenty feet deep, though, so I do not think we
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need to worry. Mom says thors Well is named after
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a god called Thor. The Golden gate Bridge. I thought
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the Golden gate Bridge was going to be owed, but
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it's actually red. When it was built, the Golden gate
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Bridge was the longest bridge of its kind in the world.
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It took four years to build. The Hollywood Sign. I
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have seen the Hollywood Sign and lots of movies, so
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it was exciting to see it in real life. Hollywood
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is the ODIs film industry in the world. It makes
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hundreds of movies every year. Meteor Crater. We visit a
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meteorite crater in Arizona. A meteorite is a rock that
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comes from space and crashes into Earth. The whole this
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crash leaves in the ground is called a crater. It
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is more than zero point six miles wide. The Grand Canyon.
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The Grand Canyon is one of the seven natural Wonders
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of the world. The Grand Canyon was formed by the
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Colorado River, which you can see at the bottom of it.
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Monument Valley. We drive through Monument Valley. There are lots
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of monuments along the way, and they were all made
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by nature. The monuments are made of a kind of
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rock called sandstone. Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park was
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the world's first national park. This means that it is
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a protected natural site. In Yellowstone, there are lots of
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areas where boiling water sometimes shoots out of the grounds.
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Mount Rushmore. We have seen lots of natural monuments so
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far on our trip, but today we visit Mount Rushmore,
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which was human made. Someone carved the faces of four
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American presidents in the side of the mountain. Route sixty six.
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To travel across America, we drive on part of Route
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sixty six. Root sixty six is a famous American highway.
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It is so important that it's sometimes called America's main
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street or mother Roads. Chicago. We are hungry when we
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get to Chicago. I have a deep dish Chicago pizza
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and Sophie has a hot dog. We eat them in
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Millennial Park, next to the statue called the Being the
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White House. Today we are going on a tour of
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the White House. The White House is where the President
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of the United States lives and works. It has more
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than one hundred thirty rooms. The Statue of Liberty today
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we take a boat to New York. As we arrive,
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we see the Statue of Liberty. It's the statue of
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a woman holding a flaming torch. It represents America being free.
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Times Square. Once we arrive in New York, which lots
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of people keep calling the Big Apple, we go to
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Times Square. We even go to see a musical show
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live it somewhere called Broadway. There's lots of singing and
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dancing the Empire State Building. After the show, we get
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in a yellow taxi and go see the Empire State Building.
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The Empire State Building a tall building full of offices.
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It has one hundred two floors. Niagara Falls. The last
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jop on our road trip is Niagara Falls. The city
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of Niagara Falls is right on the border between the
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US and Canada. We even see the three Niagara Falls waterfalls.
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I enjoyed visiting the US. I would love to visit
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again the next time we take a road trip. I
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like to watch a basketball game at Madison Square Garden
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and see the Washington Monument. I loved how different all
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the places we visited were. Some were full of nature
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and others had busy cities. I learned so much and
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had so much fun, loved Sammy. Our next book is
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called The Berenstein Bears, God Bless our Country. It was
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published by Benstein Publishing Incorporated. It has a copyright year
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of twenty fifteen and it was written by Mike Berenstein.
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It was a beautiful early summer afternoon in Bear Country.
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Bees were busily buzzing in their hives, and cow bells
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clunked over at farmer Ben's farm as milking time drew near.
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Brother Sister and Honey Bear were busy too. School was out,
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and the first big event of summer vacation was coming
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up the Bear Country Fourth of July parades. The cups
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were going to ride their bikes in the parade. They
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were decorating them with red, white, and blue ribbons and streamers.
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Prices would be awarded for the most patriotic looking bikes.
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Best of all, there were fireworks after the parade. Mama
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and Papa were getting ready to Mama was swing flags
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and butt bunting for the parade route. Papa was trained
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on his old army uniform to wear while marching with
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other bears who served their country. Mama took a break
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from sewing to call the cups in for a snack
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of milk and honey bread. Uniform doesn't seem to fit
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very well, said Papa, trying to button it. I'll have
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to let it out, said Mama. You want to look
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your best for the big birthday party. Birthday party, said brother,
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lunching his honey bread. Whose birthday is it? It's the
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birthday of our country, of course, said Mama. That's what
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the fourth of July is all about. You mean countries
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are born like babies, asked sister, sipping her milk in
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a way, said Papa. Our country was born long ago
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when the settlers who came here decided they didn't like
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being ruled by a king who lived in a far
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away land. What do the sailors do to change that,
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asked brother. They create a brand new country of their
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own with ideas that suited the brand new country, said Papa.
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They wrote down their decision on a famous paper and
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signed it on the fourth day in July. That's why
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the fourth of July is our country's birthday. But wasn't
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the king in the far away land angry, asked sister.
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He certainly was, said Papa. He sent soldiers to take
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his country back a terrible war broke out, but we
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won that in the end, right, asked brother. That's right,
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said Papa. Thank goodness, said sister, And thanks be to God,
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aded Papa. We believe that it was God's will that
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our new country came to be, and it gave folks
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from all over the world a place to go where
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they could truly be free. Yes, indeed, added Mama, as
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the Bible says, he brought us to this place and
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gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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We certainly had plenty of that, said Sister, finishing up
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her snack. On the morning of the July fourth, the
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Bear family was ready for the big event, the parade.
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Mama's flags and bunting were waving in the breeze. Papa
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was lined up with his foul Army Bears. Brother, Sister
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and Honey joined the other cubs with their decorated bikes
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up on the reviewing stand. Mere Honeypot gave the signal
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for the start of the parade. All the Bear Country
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cubs healed forward on their colorful bikes, a river of red,
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white and blue. After the cubs came the Army Bears,
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Papa looked fine in his uniform. Now that Mama had
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let it out a bit, marching bands followed, playing for
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all they were worth. They even played the famous patriotic
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march The Stars and Bears Forever. And there was more.
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There were fire engines, antique cars, tractors, and horse drunk wagons.
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There were floats showing the history of Bear country. There
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were Bear Scout troops waving flags, and cheerleaders twirling batons
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and doing flips. When the last cheerleader had flipped her
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last flip. Mayor Honeypot awarded prizes for the most patriotic
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bikes Ferty Factual one first price, and he deserved it.
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Ferdy was writing old fashioned high willer and was dressed
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as ab Abe Bereham Lincoln and brother, sister and Honey
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one second price. They were very proud and felt very patriotic. Finally,
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as evening gathered, it was time for the fireworks. Happy
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Fourth of July called the Mayor. As the first rocket
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sword up and burst overhead. God bless our country, said
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papas saluting Amen, said Mama, and the cubs, placing their
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hands over their hearts, they gave thanks to God for
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land that's free. Our next book is called Celebrating Independence
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Day with Parades, Picnics and Fireworks and it was published
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by National Geographic Society. It has a copyright year of
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two thousands seven and it was written by Deborah Heigelman
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with a consult with doctor Matthew Dennis. Parades every July fourth,
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people all over the United States celebrating Independence State. We
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celebrate with parades, picnics, and fireworks. We celebrate the birth
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of our country, the United States of America. We remember
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how our country was born. On Independence date. We remember
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how our country was born a long time ago. The
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land we lived in was not called the United States.
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It was not one country. Native Americans lived here, and
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each tribe hadsole nation and government. Then people from European
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countries came and settled here. They fought the Indians and
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pushed many of them west. By the seventeen hundreds, most
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of the eastern part of this land was ruled by
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Great Britain thirteen British colonies. Many colonists came to fill
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that Great Britain was not ruling them fairly. They decided
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to break away. Fighting began in seventeen seventy five with
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General George Washington leading the army the second and Continental
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Congressman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the summer of seventeen seventy six.
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The Congress represented the thirteen colonies. They decided there should
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be a document that declared why they wanted to be independent,
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so Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. It was
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adopted on July fourth, seventeen seventy six. That week, the
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declaration was read aloud to cheers and celebration. July fourth
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is our country's birthday. Although it took five years to
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win the War for Independence, which is also called the
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Revolutionary War, July fourth is the day we became a country.
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That's why we celebrate our country's birthday on the fourth
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of July. And do we celebrate all over the country.
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Americans celebrate in big ways and small ways. People whose
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families have been here for three hundred years or more celebrate.
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People who just moved here from other countries celebrate. We
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dress in red, white, and blue. We celebrate what our
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country stands for. Liberty, equality, justice, and freedom for all.
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We fly flags, we dress and red, white, and blue
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the colors of our flag. We have parades in many
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towns and cities The day starts off with a parade.
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We have little parades, we have big parades. Soldiers who
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fought for our country, march children, march bands, play patriotic songs.
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We wave our flags, we cheer, we sing along picnics.
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Since the fourth of July is in the summertime, we
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spend the day outside. We go to the beach or
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the leg or pool. We have picnics and cookouts. We
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eat hot dogs, hamburgers, pickles and chips. We eat deviled
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eggs and corn on the cob. We eat watermelon and
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ice cream and strawberry shortcake. People from different countries add
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foods from their homelands too. We are free to eat
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whatever we want. We have fun traditions. We have many
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Independence Day traditions. Some of them are silly, like food
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eating contests on Coney Island and New York. There has
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been a hot dog eating contest on the fourth of
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July almost every year since nineteen sixteen. We have musical traditions.
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We go to concerts. We listen to big orchestras, play
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patriotic songs. We sing our national anthem. We also have
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sports traditions. We run races, we play games, and the
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fourth of July is a perfect day to go to
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a baseball game. A great American tradition, people make speeches.
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We hear speeches on independent State two. This is a
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tradition that goes back to the American Revolution. Back then
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people made speeches against Great Britain and for independence. Today,
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politicians make speeches and meet voters. People fighting for rights
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to also make speeches, often about freedom inequality. This also
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goes back to the time of the American Revolution, when
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some people begin to argue that slaves should be free.
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We think about what our country stands for. We think
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about how we can make our country better. We watch
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fireworks when nightfalls. We have the grandest tradition of all.
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We watch fireworks all over the country. The night sky
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lights up with brilliant colors and fantastic displays, Birthday kindles
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exploding in the sky. The sounds of the fireworks remind
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us of the war long ago in which we fought
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for independence. The beauty reminds us of the ideals of
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the United States of America. We remember as we celebrate
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with our family and friends. We think about the Declaration
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of Independence. We remember the words that we keep trying
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to make true. We hold these truths to be self evident,
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that all men are created equal, that they are endowed
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by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these
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are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. On the
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fourth of July, we celebrate our country. We celebrate the
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people who make up our country. We celebrate equality, We
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celebrate opportunity. We celebrate freedom. Who ray for freedom, who
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ray for freedom. Independence days around the world. Just as
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the American colonies gained independence of Great Britain and became
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the United States of America, over the years, colonies and territories,
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through territories throughout the world have gained independence and become countries.
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People in most nations celebrate their Independence days much like
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we celebrate ours, and people from those countries who live
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in the United States often celebrate two independence days, the
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US fourth of July and the one from their land
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of origin. Here are a few examples. In Mexico, Independence
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Day from Spain is celebrate on September sixteenth with a
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big fiesta. People buy flags, balloons, sombreros, and banners in green, white,
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and red, the national colors. Many people wear traditional dress
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and mariachi bands play traditional Mexican music, children break pinatas
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and eat candy. Many people in the United States celebrate
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Mexican Independence Day, and some also celebrate Single Demayo the
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fifth of May. That day commemorate a victory of the
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Mexican army against the French and Austrians. In Iceland, independence
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from Denmark is celebrated on June seventeenth with parades, music, dancing,
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and lots of candy for kids. On September thirtieth, people
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in the African nation of Boswana celebrate their nation's independence
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from British rule with music, speeches, fireworks and parties. In Cambodia,
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people celebrate freedom from France on November ninth. Soldiers march,
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politicians and the king makes speeches and children wagh flags.
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Some independence stays are somber or serious, as people think
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of those who died fighting for freedom. Some are cheerful.
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But I'll celebrate the same thing, the right to be free.
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Our next book is called on the fourth of July
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and it was published by Forrestrauss deer Rocks Books for
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Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillion Publishing Group. It has
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a copyright year of twin three and the author of
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Our story is Maggie c Rudd. On the fourth of July,
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when the sun sinks low, when the sparklers come out,
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and the fire flies glow, when the cookouts are over,
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and the poolgates are closed, when coolers are empty in
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the sunburned show. Then we'll walk from our houses. We'll
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parade into town. We've been waiting all day for the
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sun to go down. We'll ride high on shoulders. We'll
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race on our bikes. We'll lift flags above us and
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wave stars and stripes, will blow horns and fly streamers,
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let freedom ring, Happy Birthday America. The people will sing.
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Will lay out our quilts, or we'll perch on our cars.
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We'll set up our long chairs and look to the stars.
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We'll laugh with our neighbors. We'll chat with our friends.
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Then a cannon will boom and the fireworks will begin.
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A bright silver shower will glitter and glow, and just
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as it gems, another explodes. Red sends out, sparkles, blue
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skaters and dances, and gold paints the sky as purple
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sells by flung from a paint brush on a canvas
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of sky, a landscape of color, the Art of July.
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They pop and they crackle, they echo and pound, They sing,
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and they whistle, They jump and they bound. A pause
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near the end sends a hush through the streets. The
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finale begins, and folks leap to their feet like a
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samful of spirit like birds. How they glide. The people
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will look on with wonder, with pride, And when it's
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all over, the celebration will end. We'll pick up our blankets,
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wave goodbye to our friends. We'll take our time leaving.
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We'll gaze at the sky. We'll crawl into back seats
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and rub tired eyes, will hold hands with our parents
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and swing from their arms. We'll head back to our
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houses and fills and our farms. We'll lie in our
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beds when July fourth is through, and will dream of
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the colors red, white, and blue. Our next book is
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called Can You Sing the Star Spangled Banner? It was
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published by Milk Brook Press of Learner Publishing Group. It
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has a copyright year of twenty fifteen and the author
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of our book is Martha E. H Russtads. Chapter one
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A Patriotic Song Time for music class. Miss Hill says,
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today we will sing our national anthem. That's our country's
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patriotic song. I forget what patriotic means, says Sanjay. It
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means proud of our country. Miss Hill tells us our
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national anthem is called the Star Spangled Banner. It is
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about the United States flag. Miss Hill plays the Star
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Spangled Banner. I've heard that song before, says Caleb. Yes,
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right before our soccer games, says Deanna. People often seen
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them before games and other events. Says our music teacher.
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We learned that during the song, people stand up and
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look at the flag. They take off their hats and
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put their hand on their hearts. But why, ask eva,
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we show respect during the Star Spangled Banner? In order
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to show respect to our country, Miss Hill says. The
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US flag and the Star Spangled Banner are both symbols
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of the United States. The symbol is something that stands
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for something else. Chapter two a war poem. We learn
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a poet named Francis Scott Key wrote the words to
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our national anthem during a bat on eighteen fourteen. The
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United States and Great Britain were fighting a war. Was
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that the Revolutionary War? As zaying, No, this was the
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War of eighteen twelve, says our music teacher. We learned
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that the battle was in Baltimore at Fort McHenry Francis
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Scott Key watched from a distance. The United States of
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America was only thirty six years old when the War
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of eighteen twelve began. During the war, British soldiers burned
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buildings in Washington, d C. One of them was the
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White House. But what are all those big words, asked Gerald.
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Let's look closely at them, says Miss Hill. You'll land
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of reids. Oh say, can you see by the don's
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early light? What's so proudly we held at the twilight's
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last gleaning? What does dawn mean? Ask our music teacher.
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Early morning, says Hannah. Yes, And twilight is after sunset,
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says miss Hill. The writer was trying to see something
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in the dark. When mister Key wrote we held, he
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meant we saw, or we pointed out The word gleaning
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means shining. The twilight's last cleaning is the last bit
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of sunshine before the dark of night. Miss Hill reads
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the next lines. Whose broad stripes and bright stars through
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the perilous fight or the ramparts we watched were so
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gallantly streaming? What is stripes and stars? Asked our music teacher.
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Our flag we all say perilous means dangerous. Miss Hill says,
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a dangerous battle was going on. A rampart is a
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fort wall. Mister Key was waiting to see which flag
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flew over the fort Mary pigs ar Kill. So the
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huge flag that flew over Fort McHenry. It was thirty
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feet wide and forty two feet long. In eighteen fourteen,
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our country had fifteen states, so the flag had fifteen
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stars and fifteen stripes. Mala asked, why does it matter
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which flag was there? The winners of the battle flew
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their flag. Our teacher says, when mister Key saw the
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American flag, he knew the United States won the battle.
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Jamal reads the next lines, and the rockets regu lair.
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The bombs bursting in the air gave proof through the
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night that our flag was still there. The rockets and
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bombs lit up this night sky, says Miss Hill, like
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fireworks as toy. Just like fireworks, our music teacher answers,
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mister Key saw the huge American flag. By that light,
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he knew we had won the battle. Let's read the
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last lines together, says Miss Hill. Oh say, does that
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star spangled banner yet wave? Or the land of the
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three in the home of the brave. What is the
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star spangled banner? She asked, our flag? We all say, right,
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says our music teacher. Mister Key also says Americans are
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free and brave. What does brave mean to you? I
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have to be brave when I go to the dentists,
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says Olive. My cousin is brave. He is in the army.
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Jenny says Chapter three, our national anthem? Why do we
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see the national anthem? Asked Pauline. Good question. Let's think
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about it, says Missile. What do we sing on someone's birthday?
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Happy birthday? We all say. Our music teacher says, right,
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we seen happy birthday to celebrate you. We see the
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national anthem to celebrate our country. We learned that in
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eighteen fourteen, the United States was a young country. Singing
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the song helped Americans together. Francis Scott Key was inspired
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to write the national anthem as he watched the battle
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at Fort McHenry says, Missile inspired means to have a
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good idea. What inspires you? Music inspires me to dance,
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says Reena. Thomas says, my brother laughs at my jokes.
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He inspires me to make up new ones. Music class
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is done. We say thank you, Miss Hill, see you
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next week. It's time for recess. We stop before our
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kickball game. Together we seen the national anthem game Tom.
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This concludes our children's story ever today. Please join us
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