3 Ben Franklin Thinks Big（3.6）

BEN FRANKLIN Thinks Big

"What good shall I do today?" Benjamin Franklin always asked. His answers changed the world!

Ben thought working hard, learning, and doing good were the most important things in life. That's how he became a famous writer and inventor and helped the thirteen colonies become the United States.

At ten, Ben already had a job. By day, he made candles for his father's shop in Boston.

By night, he burned candles and stayed up reading. Ben learned many things from books, even how to swim! He was a very curious person who loved to test out ideas.

Young Ben went to work for his older brother James. He learned to be a printer. Ben stopped eating meat. He spent the money he saved on books.