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THE STORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS & OUR OCTOBER 12TH HOLIDAY FOR KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN - a ten year old boy illustrated. 1. Christopher Columbus sitting at the loom of his father's wool shop, looking out the window & dreaming of going to sea. 2. When Christopher got older he read Marco Polo's book & studied maps & charts of the sea. 3. King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain gave him money & three ships & he sailed across the sea, in 1492 he landed in America. 4. They landed in the tropics & brought many new things back to Spain. 5. People danced at parties in 1493 to celebrate; today we have parades to celebrate Columbus Day but, are saddened by the treatment of the Indians & the introduction of slavery in the New World. Indians were people who loved peace & lived in tranquility.
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