Johnny AppleSpeed

It's fairy tale time. Actually t Either way it's a good one. Let's call it folktale time. T Are you ready? Let's go! What's upon a time, September 26, 1774 to be exact? A little boy named Johnny Appleseed was born. Well, they didn't call Little Johnny Chapman grew up and decided to go explore the country. Remember, t Johnny took off on foot and not only did he go on foot, he went barefoot. Johnny was always barefoot. He even went barefoot in the winter. He would walk on snow and ice and rocks That means somet He didn't actually walk on cakes. Why would he do that? Cakes are delicious. Let's get to the apples. See, everywhere Johnny went, he carried a sack full of appleseeds. He walked thousands of miles planting apple trees. Some say he just dropped seeds as he went along, kind of like Hansel and Gretel did with cr But Johnny Appleseed didn't do that. He planted apple nurseries. They're called nurseries because they're for baby trees. I wonder if Johnny Red Nursery rhymes to the baby trees. Little Jack Horner sat in a corner eating an apple pie. I mean blueberry pie. Pretty soon, people all over the country knew the man called Johnny Appleseed. A guy Not only did he go around barefoot, planting apples, he also had a habit of giving away Sometimes he just wore a sack with armholes cut out. But the strangest t He wore a tin cook pot on You might t Forget about it. Johnny looked strange, but that didn't stop people from loving He was kind to c He loved animals and nature, even bugs. One time he put out Ouch! Oh, sorry about that. Thanks, Johnny. Johnny Appleseed spent Over the years, people shared their stories about The stories grew and spread just And that's why we still talk about Johnny Appleseed today. Moral of the story, kids. Be nice and share your apples. And maybe you'll become a folk hero with a cool nickname. And best of all, you might not have to wear shoes. Check out more stories And Bye!