Jiminy Cricket Pinnochios Travel through Time Learning about the History of the English Language
As most know, Pinocchio is a very curious boy. And, being fairly new to the world, Pinocchio is learning new things everyday. But besides learning how fast cars go and why bees sting, Pinocchio is learning new words everyday. And it was one day Pinocchio asked his good pal Jimminy Cricket, "Where do all these words come from?" "There are thousands of words in our English language and they all come from different places and different people," replied Jimminy. "I can't explain it all Pinocchio. You will just have to see for yourself!" And so Jimminy Cricket decided to take Pinocchio on a travel through time to show him exactly how the English language developed! "We are in Britain. It was here, around 400 B.C. that ancient Indians called the Celts arrived. The Celts were farmers who lived in Britain alone until the Romans came in 43 A.D. Artorius, the Celtic chief, tried to hold the Romans off but was unsuccessful." "So who won Britain?" Pinocchio asked with a confused look on his face. "Nobody won Britain. The Celts and the Romans both lived in Britain until 410 A.D when the Romans were called back to Rome. However, when the Romans left, a new tribe called the
"Oh!" said Pinocchio. "But did Augustine ever convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity?" "The first attempt to bring English to America was in 1584 A.D. when Sir Walter Raleigh founded the Panoke Colony in the 'New World,' also known as America. Because the Panoke tribe was wiped out by Indians, the attempt failed. However, almost immediately after, the Native American vocabulary found its way into the English language.
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Approximate Word count = 2374
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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