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My Pet Rattlesnake is an interactive story between storyteller and children. Feel free to adlib your own words. Usually, whatever the children say, the storyteller says something different. Do you want to hear about my pet dog, my pet cat, or my pet rattlesnake? (If students respond dog or cat, you say "Sadly, it ran away." And pretend to wipe away the tears from your eyes for several dramatic seconds.)

It is 1620. We Pilgrims do not agree with the Church of England and decide to sail to America which is known as the New World. Ahead of us is a wooden cargo ship with no sails. We see a wooden mayflower carved and painted on the stern or back of the ship. I wonder what the ship is called?

My name is Clarissa Harlowe Barton. Maybe I will have a nickname like “Clara”. When I am 3 years old, I go to school and do well in reading and spelling. In school, I have only one true friend because I am very shy and timid. Now, I am 10 years old. My brother falls off the roof of a barn. He has a bad head injury. I learn how to give medicine to my brother and how to place leeches on his skin to suck out the bad blood. The doctors say there is no hope for him. But, I keep on caring for him. He makes a full recovery. I saved his life!

Memorial Day honors military soldiers who have served in the United States Armed Forces. It is held on May 30th.

To create more trade and to expand the Empire of Britain, Queen Elizabeth established colonies in North America. By 1732, the 13 colonies that belonged to England were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. In 1754, Benjamin Franklin made a drawing called “Join, or Die”. It showed a snake divided into parts which meant that the 13 colonies should unite against any enemies.

I am born on November 22, 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts. My name is Abigail Smith. Maybe my last name will change when I’m older. My family owns four slaves. Phoebe is a slave who takes care of me while I am a child. When I grow up, I want to teach our slaves to read and write, give them freedom, and pay them to work for me. I do not believe in slavery for men or ladies.

A cycle is a series of events that are repeated in the same order or almost the same order. Everywhere you look on earth as well as in outer space, you will find many cycles.

Chocolate is one of the most popular flavors in the world. Over 5,000 years ago in the rainforests of Ecuador, the people planted the seeds from the wild cocoa trees. They ground the beans to make a chocolate drink with water.

Why do people celebrate Cinco de Mayo which is Spanish for May 5th? In 1861, Napoleon III sent military ships to attack Mexico. On May 5, 1862, the French met with heavy resistance from the Mexicans. What would be the outcome?

Long ago, the Egyptian Pharaoh (King) was worried that the people of Israel might become friends with Egypt's enemies. The Pharaoh ordered all newborn boys of Israel to be killed in order to reduce the population of the Israelites. The mother of the Israelite, Moses, secretly hid him. What will happen to Moses?

With the help of God, Deborah became a leader and prophetess who could foretell the future. People would line up for Deborah to judge and rule on problems while she was under the shade of a palm tree.

North Wind is mean. He enjoys sending a cold blast wherever he goes. He blows freezing rain on the trees. The trees shiver. Sunny comes out. What do you think will be the lesson to be learned from this fable?

Suddenly, we travel over 300 years back in time to a room with a pirate who has a black beard! It is the year 1717.

The United States' westward expansion started in the 1500s after the Europeans landed in North America. Later, it would be called Manifest Destiny.

A day without laughter is a day wasted! Nobody understands every joke. When someone doesn’t “get it”, you can say, “I don’t get it either,” or say, “Do you want me to explain it, or do you want to figure it out on your own?” The most important part of any joke is the pause before giving the ending or punch line.

Sitting Bull was born in 1831 near the Yellowstone River in Montana. He was originally named "Jumping Badger" and nicknamed "Slow" due to his careful nature. Sitting Bull was 14 years old when he went on a raiding party with his father, uncle Four Horns, and Lakota warriors. They took horses from a camp of Crow warriors.

Mount Rushmore is called the “Shrine of Democracy”. It has the faces of our most beloved Presidents skillfully carved in granite and represents 150 years of American History.

I am born in Iceland around 970 AD. Leif Erikson is my name. I wonder what I’ll do when I grow up? My father is a Viking who has red hair and a red beard. Maybe that’s why he is called Erik the Red. My last name is Erikson because I am the “son” of Erik the Red. I go to Greenland in 985 AD.