Scags and Walkers
by David White

There are all kinds of mowers that are used in the lawn care business. The best mowers are the Scag and the Walker. Every lawn care business needs either a Scag or a Walker.

Scags and Walkers are the same in many ways. You can cut and stripe grass with them. Scags and walkers have arm rests. They both can go very fast. The mowers mow very good. They both come in different colors.

Scags and Walkers are different in many ways. Scags do not collect grass, but the Walker does. Scags can be used when mowing big fields. Walkers are better for smaller jobs, such as the front yard.

The boss needs to decide which mower is the best for their business. My pop has a Scag and I love to drive it. Someday I will be able to mow with it. If I had a lawn care business I would buy a Scag.

Wolves and Foxes

Wolves and Foxes

Wolves and foxes are interesting animals to learn about. Foxes and wolves are wild animals. There are many books about them. Werewolves were made up in Greek mythology so they are not true.

Wolves and foxes are different in many ways. Wolves are bigger than foxes and more aggressive. Wolves eat deer and meat. Foxes are smaller than wolves. Foxes eat small rodents because they can't catch big animals like the wolf. Foxes rob people so they can eat. They steal chickens from farmers. Wolves are hunters and get their food that way. Wolves live in packs, but foxes could not be in a wolf pack because they could not survive.

Wolves and foxes are the same in many ways. Wolves and foxes are in the dog family. Foxes and wolves both eat rats and rabbits. They both live in the woods. They both have babies and they take care of them until they can survive on their own.

Foxes and wolves are fun to learn about. I saw a family of foxes in the city, but I have never seen a wolf. Maybe one day I will get to see a wolf too.

The Barnyard Mistake

The Barnyard Mistake

By: Isaac, Jonathan & David White

September 24, 2009

Once upon a time, a chicken was up in the barn and was telling the other animals to not make fun of people. All the barnyard animals were there that day. Mr. Chicken was really getting onto everyone about how mean it is to make fun of others. God made everyone for His own glory.

The next morning the chicken wakes up early and sees the donkey getting up too. The donkey is having a bad hair day. The chicken says “ha, ha ha, your hair is UGLY! It looks like a bomb just exploded on your head!” The donkey left the barn and started crying and feeling sad.

The next morning, the chicken woke up and all his hair was gone! The donkey didn’t make fun of the chicken, because he knew how it felt. The chicken was really sorry for making fun of the donkey.

So remember, walk your talk!

I Am Blessed

When I was at school my wallet got stole from me. The Lord wanted that to happen to show that I am blessed. I am very blessed!

James White's Fort and the Grist Mill

James White came to TN with his sons and his servants to TN. He founded the town of Knoxville, TN. He came to TN because he got paid for his service in the Revolutionary war with that land. I think it's amazing that the house is still there and James White lived it in so many years ago!

I liked the tool room because they used to have coal to heat the house and a blower. I liked seeing the arrowheads, and holding the gun. All the furniture was really neat to see it is so old. I didn't like that the kids used to get their mouth washed out with soap. There was an outhouse in the yard where they went to the bathroom and I saw cobwebs in there.

The kids' t.v. in the old days was looking out the window and seeing the grass, stars, skies and fields. The radio was listening to what grown up were saying about the war, past, future, the farm, the beans and corn. I liked seeing the knife and the man picked up food with the knife and ate with it, but he had the blade turned from his mouth.

The Grist Mill was neat to see, it was really pretty in the woods and the creek. I loved running up the side of the mountain with the trees everywhere. It was funny when David got stuck in the thorns. It was so beautiful out there in Tennessee, the grass was green and the trees were everywhere, I love it so much. We had a lot of fun.

Thank you Grandpa, you are the best and I appreciate you and grandma taking me to these places.

Reply from Grandpa

Isaac, I read your report on Daniel Boone and it brought back memories of when I was a kid. Daniel Boone along with other frontiersmen and mountain men were my heroes. I used to spend a lot of time in the woods with my dog Old Rusty, my bb gun and hunting knife. I sometimes would build a fire and cook something to eat pretending to be an explorer of uncharted wilderness. Sometimes I would build a hut of poles and cover it with pine branches make believing that I was surviving like Daniel Boone must have done.
I also enjoyed reading about the first English settlers to come to North America. These were the men who started the colony of Jamestown Virginia in 1609. I liked the stories of Captain John Smith and the Indian girl Pochantas who saved his life when her tribe was going to bash his head with a wooden club. John Smith saved the colony from starvation when he issued a law that he took directly from the New Testament.
I had to write to you via e-mail because I messed up on the computer. Your report was great.
Love, Grandpa

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone was born in a cabin and they didn't have doctors. A maid held him and a light shone on him from the west from the window. He was very smart and another boy thought he knew more than Daniel Boone and they got into a fight. Daniel Boone won the fight and he led the trail through the woods. He grew up to be a real good hunter, his friend that he fought with went on a long hunting trip with him to Pennyslavannia, they killed beavers, other animals and his first bear. He sold the hides and they made $500 and they blew the money on hotels and fancy restaurants. They went back home. Daniel's friend became a woodworker and Daniel Boone's family moved to North Carolina. Daniel Boone volunteered for the war. Daniel Boone killed 3 Indians, but he didn't like war and didn't like to kill people. After the war he went back to hunting and he met Rebecca and then they got married. They had a lot of children, one of his children got captured by the Indians and Daniel Boone had to save her, she left a trail for them to find her and it worked. The Indians raided Daniel Boone's home and killed several people that lived near Daniel Boone. They moved back to Virginia, but Daniel saw the mountains and wanted to go west. Daniel Boone crossed over the Appalachian mountains and there he became well known for hunting and trapping. He was gone for 2 years. Rebecca thought he had died while he was gone she had another baby. Daniel Boone wanted to go even farther west now. He went to Kentucky this time. He lost his brother in law and best friend John Stewart to the river. Daniel Boone packed up his family and was leading a group of families to Kentucky. On the way to kentucky, Daniel told his son James and 2 other boys to go back to NC and get some supplies. New came that some Indians massacred some people and come to find out it was those 3 boys. Daniel Boone was very upset and just settled down there in Clinch Valley, NC because they weren't ready to go on to Kentucky after the bad news. The Indians captured Daniel Boone and some other men. They kept Daniel and they were mean to him, but Daniel started acting like he was one of them. He made a secret gun and went back to warn the people, but they didn't believe him at first they thought he committed treason, he was in a trial for it. Then the Indians attacked and found out that Daniel was telling the truth. Daniel Boone called for reinforcements from NC, but Daniel Boone and his friends won the battle before they got there. Daniel Boone became famous throughout all the land because of the battle at Boonesborough. There was an ambush and Daniel's son Israel got killed during it. When Daniel was 76 years old one of his friends asked him to go west with him to explore. Daniel went for 6 months he came home with over 50 beaver skins and he paid off all his debts and could feed his family for 1 year with the leftovers. Daniel went almost to the pacific ocean on his trip, he saw yellowstone park. Rebecca died in her sleep, Daniel was heart broken and went to visit his children from house to house. Daniel died when he was 85, only one month from 86 years old. 25 years later his family dug up their graves and moved them to Kentucky with a great ceremony. Daniel Boone became known as one of the greatest fronteirsman in history.