3 Chapter 10 The Legend Lives On

Chapter 10 The Legend Lives On Twenty-six years after Johnny died, an author wrote an article about him in Harper's New Monthly Magazine. It was called "Johnny Appleseed—A Pioneer Hero." Readers all over America enjoyed reading about Johnny's unusual life. Imagine a barefoot man roaming through the forest to plant apple seeds! Interest in him grew, and people wanted to know more about him. Johnny didn't leave any letters or diaries behind to tell us about his life. Luckily, a few people were so interested in him that they did some detective work. In the 1930s, a Leominster, Massachusetts, librarian named Florence Wheeler decided to find out more about his family. She studied records that

约翰尼死后二十六年，一位作家在《哈珀月刊》上写了一篇关于他的文章。 歌名是《苹果籽约翰尼——先锋英雄》。 全美国的读者都喜欢读约翰尼不寻常的生活。 想象一下，一个光着脚的人在森林里漫步，去种苹果籽!人们对他越来越感兴趣，想要更多地了解他。 约翰尼没有留下任何信件或日记来告诉我们他的生活。 幸运的是，有几个人对他很感兴趣，他们做了一些侦探工作。 20世纪30年代，马萨诸塞州莱明斯特市一位名叫弗洛伦斯·惠勒的图书管理员决定更多地了解他的家人。 她研究了一些记录

showed who owned land in the area and the dates they bought and sold it. Through birth and death records, she found more information. We now know the names of five generations of Johnny's ancestors. It turns out that he wasn't the first person in his family to love apples. His great-great-great-grandparents grew apple trees in Massachusetts in the 1670s. And one of his relatives was a wealthy English count who did science experiments!

显示了谁拥有该地区的土地以及他们买卖土地的日期。 通过出生和死亡记录，她发现了更多的信息。 我们现在知道约翰尼五代祖先的名字了。 事实证明，他并不是家里第一个爱吃苹果的人。 他的曾曾曾祖父母于17世纪70年代在马萨诸塞州种植苹果树。 他的一个亲戚是一个做科学实验的富有的英国伯爵!

A woman in Ohio was interested in Johnny, too. Florence Murdock collected anything she found that was related to him. Her collection included articles that were published about him and old letters that mentioned him. She even managed to preserve leaves saved from trees he actually

俄亥俄州的一个女人也对约翰尼感兴趣。 弗洛伦斯·默多克收集了所有她发现的与他有关的东西。 她的收藏包括发表过的关于他的文章和提到他的旧信件。 她甚至设法保存了从树上保存下来的树叶

planted! Today her collection is part of the Johnny Appleseed Museum in Urbana, Ohio. The legend of Johnny Appleseed continues to grow. Books and songs have been written about him. There are websites about him. In Leominster, there is a school named for Johnny Appleseed. There is even an official Johnny Appleseed Trail in northern Massachusetts.

种植!今天，她的收藏是俄亥俄州厄巴纳市约翰尼苹果籽博物馆的一部分。 苹果籽约翰尼的传奇还在继续。 关于他的书和歌都被写了出来。 有很多关于他的网站。 在莱明斯特，有一所以苹果籽Johnny命名的学校。 在马萨诸塞州北部甚至有一条官方的约翰尼苹果籽之路。

Every September, Johnny Appleseed festivals are held in various towns. There are parades, games for children, and contests to see who can bake the best apple pies.

每年九月，约翰尼苹果籽节在各个城镇举行。 这里有游行、儿童游戏和比赛，看谁能烤出最好的苹果派。

In Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Johnny Appleseed Memorial Park was named in his honor. A monument there marks what some people believe to be his grave. However, it's uncertain if this is really where Johnny was buried.

在印第安纳州的韦恩堡，约翰尼苹果籽纪念公园就是以他的名字命名的。 那里的一座纪念碑标志着一些人认为是他的坟墓。 然而，不确定这是否是约翰尼被埋葬的地方。