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There was a man named Josiah Franklin.
He owned a candle and soap shop in Boston,
Massachusetts. The sign for the shop was shaped like a blue
ball. Josiah had children, but there were often not living at
home. Josiah invited guests to his home to talk and teach his
children, but the guests were not aware that they were
invited to teach the Franklin children. Both Josiah and his
wife felt strongly about educating their children; they took
their childrens' education very seriously. Benjamin, one of
their children, always listened to the guests; he was a very
bright child. Benjamin taught himself to read when he was
only five years old. His parents wished that they could send
Ben to school, but they were very poor. Once three very
important men visited Josiah and told him of a new law
which said that children must attend school. Josiah sent Ben
to the Boston Latin School because the only expenses were
books and fire wood. At the Latin School all the children
were......

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