8 Long, Tall Lincoln（3.1）

Long, Tall LINCOLN

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Abraham Lincoln said it himself: He was not a pretty man. He was long and tall. His ears stuck out. His clothes were usually wrinkled, and his pants were too short. Lincoln didn't look like a president. He didn't always act like a president, either. But that didn't matter. Lincoln acted the right way for the country.

Most presidents were born rich. Lincoln was born in a log cabin. His family was poor, and he didn't get to school often. There weren't any schools nearby.

Instead, Lincoln chopped wood and planted crops. But he loved reading on his own. "I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh— anything but work," he said.

A speaker came to town when Lincoln was a boy. After the man's speech, Lincoln hopped onto a stump and pretended to be the speaker.