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He stood still for a moment , thinking . Then he turned quickly and said , " Mother , I have changed my mind . I will stay at home and do as you wish . " Then he called to the black boy , who was waiting at the door , and said , " Tom , run down to the shore and tell them not to put the chest in the boat . Send word to the captain not to wait for me , for I have changed my mind . I am not going to sea . " Who has not heard of George Washington ? It has been said of him that he was the " first in war , the first in peace , and first in the hearts of his countrymen . " He was our most famous president . He has been called the Father of his Country . THE SHEPHERD - BOY PAINTER One day a traveler was walking through a part of Italy where a great many sheep were pasturing . Near the top of a hill he saw a little shepherd boy who was lying on the ground while a flock of sheep and lambs were grazing around him . As he came nearer he saw that the boy held a charred stick in his hand , with which he was drawing something on a flat rock . The lad was so much interested in his work that he did not see the stranger . The stranger bent over him and looked at the picture he had made on the rock . It was the picture of a sheep , and it was drawn so well that the stranger was filled with astonishment . " What is your name , my boy ? " he said . The lad was startled . He jumped to his feet and looked up at the kind gentleman . " My name is Giotto , " [ Footnote : Giotto ( pro . jot'to ) . ] he answered . " What is your father's name ? " " Bondone . " [ Footnote : BON do'na . ] " And whose sheep are these ? " " They belong to the rich man who lives in the big white house there among the trees . My father works in the field , and I take care of the sheep . " " How would you like to live with me , Giotto ? I would teach you how to draw pictures of sheep and horses , and even of men , " said the stranger . The boy's face beamed with delight . " I should like to learn to do that — oh , ever so much ! " he answered . " But I must do as father says . " " Let us go and ask him , " said the stranger . The stranger's name was Cimabue . [ Footnote : Cimabue ( pro . she ma boo'a ) . ] He was the most famous painter of the time . His pictures were known and admired in every city of Italy .
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