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Tell Me a Story, Grandma
Tell Me a Story, Grandpa
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"What questions, Grandpa?" asks Henry.
"Where are you from?" Are you healthy or are you sick?" says Grandpa. "Luckily, Carlo was feeling better so they let him in. And that's why we live here today and not in Italy."
"That was a cool story, Grandpa!" says Henry. "I have an idea. Let's take a trip to Italy."
"That's a good idea, Henry," says Grandpa. "Let's go next summer."
"Awesome, Grandpa! But let's take an airplane, not a ship!"
"What happened at Ellis Island?" asks Henry.
"Doctors checked everyone, and Carlo was very scared," says Grandpa.
"Why was he scared, Grandpa? Doctors help people," says Henry.
"Yes. But people who weren't healthy couldn't enter New York," says Grandpa. "The clerks asked them many questions."
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"How did they travel here?" asks Henry.
"They traveled by ship," says Grandpa. "It wasn't an easy trip because the ship was crowded and dirty. There wasn't much food and many people got sick. Carlo was sick too. They arrived at Ellis Island in New York after days."
"Wow! That's slow!" says Henry. "Now it only takes about nine hours in an airplane."
"I know," says Grandpa. "It's very different today."
"Tell Me a story, grandpa!"
"Okay, says Grandpa. I'll tell you a story about my grandfather, Carlo. In 1910, Carlo was 10 years old. He and his family lived in Italy. They were very poor, so they came to the United States for a better life. This was the first time that Carlo traveled to a place far away."
"Really? I'm ten, too," says Henry, "And Mom, Dad, and I visit a different country every summer!"
"Yes, Henry. Things are different now," says Grandpa.