How Benjamin Franklin Became a Revolutionary in Seven (Not-So-Easy) Steps
Benjamin Franklin was a proud citizen of America all his life And a proud subject of the British Empire Until he wasn’t It took nearly seventy years and seven not-so-easy steps to turn Benjamin Franklin from a loyal British subject to a British traitor and a fired-up American revolutionary Here’s how it happened 7
1 3 2 7 6 5 Benjamin Franklin was a proud citizen of America all his life And a proud subject of the British Empire Until he wasn’t It took nearly seventy years and seven not-so-easy steps to turn Benjamin Franklin from a loyal British subject to a British traitor and a fired-up American revolutionary Here’s how it happened 7
Being ignorant is not so much a Shame as being unwilling to learn Twas a special day Seven-year-old Benjamin Franklin had a pocket full of pennies so he strolled down the streets of Boston to the toy store On his way he met a boy playing a shiny tin whistle He stopped to listen The boy played on Benjamin loved that shiny whistle He wanted that whistle He wanted that whistle so much he emptied his pocket and gave the boy all his pennies every single one Benjamin wasn’t shy about getting what he wanted Home he went tooting his whistle all the way He tooted in the kitchen in the bedrooms in the workshop where his father stirred smelly vats of soap in the shop 9
Being ignorant is not so much a Shame as being unwilling to learn Twas a special day Seven-year-old Benjamin Franklin had a pocket full of pennies so he strolled down the streets of Boston to the toy store On his way he met a boy playing a shiny tin whistle He stopped to listen The boy played on Benjamin loved that shiny whistle He wanted that whistle He wanted that whistle so much he emptied his pocket and gave the boy all his pennies every single one Benjamin wasn't shy about getting what he wanted Home he went tooting his whistle all the way He tooted in the kitchen in the bedrooms in the workshop where his father stirred smelly vats of soap in the shop 9
