Chapter 23 – Washington’s Birthday
Chapter 23 – Washington’s Birthday“What special day was Saturday, February 22?” Miss Penny asks.
“Washington’s birthday,” everybody yells.
“I hope everyone read the handout I gave you on Friday. Now, who will be first to tell the class what you learned about President Washington? Blew?”
“He was the first President of these United States of America. He lived in a big house called Mount Vernon.”
“Do you remember anything else about him?”
“He wore a funny hat and his teeth were made from an oak tree.”
“President Washington wore what was called a ‘Tricorn Hat’ because it had three corners. It was the fashion of his time in the 18th century. His teeth were not made from the wood of any tree. That is a fallacy passed from one century to the next. Eliza
