When I was 8 years old, my papa and dad took me to South Dakota to see Mount
Rushmore, but this wasn’t the first time that papa went there. He went when
he was 11 with his whole sixth grade class. Lots of people who live in that
area like to do that. It’s this big mountain with four presidents’ faces
carved into it. You’ve probably seen pictures. It was really cool at first
for me, but then I was a little bored. You would probably have just as much
fun with a really good picture. I was just with my dads, but my papa went
with his class, even though the school he went to didn’t have very much
money. His family was probably the richest in the town, but that is not
something they bragged about. They used their money to help people. And one
of the things that they did was pay for the whole trip for all of the kids!
The teachers wanted the kids to go, and the kids wanted to go, but a lot of
the parents couldn’t afford it. So my grandpa donated 3,000 dollars! They
only needed $2,500, but he added a little more so they could get a little
bit better motel to sleep in for one night, and a little bit better food to
eat. All of the families were really happy that the kids were able to go on
the trip. The class made this big thank you card for my papa, and gave it to
him, even though it wasn’t really his money. Anyway, my papa liked the trip,
and he learned a lot about mountains and the presidents there. I don’t think
I learned as much as he did, but I’m still glad that I got to go too.
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