Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, the great President of the US, was born in a log cabin in Kentucky, America on 12 February 1809. His father was a poor farmer, who did not like to stay in the same place for long.

In 1816, the Lincolns moved to Indiana and stayed there. Life was hard in the new place. Lincoln was only seven, but he tried to help his father. He soon learnt to use the axe and the gun.

One day, Lincoln saw some wild birds flying across the sky. He wanted to shoot one of them. He hoped to give the bird to his mother so that she could cook iy for dinner. Lincoln took his father's gun and shot a bird through a hole in the wall of the cabin. A large bird fell dead to the ground. Lincoln ran out of the cabin to pick it up. But when he reached the bird, he felt sad. The bird lay there very still with its beautiful golden feathers.

Lincoln picked up the dead bird, and walked slowly towards the hut. He made up his mind not to shoot another bird in his life. And he never did.