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The Redheaded Explorer

He wasn't like any other ordinary boy of his own age, but an explorer so passionately enamored with the sea, which once almost drowned him; he was criticized and mocked for his idea, and yet he tried to persuade them that the earth wasn't flat, but round... and they called him crazy! The redheaded explorer, with a rugged face, continued to persue that dream, through rejection and impatience, he pushed forward to accomplish his mission with his brothers on his side, and God to guide him through his struggles; after years of persistance and persuasion, he was finally granted his wish! He had an unbreakable trust in God, and often asked his men aboard to pray, and a miraculous circumstance suddenly hindered his munity; visible weeds from the coastal waters, and shrilling fowls flying overhead had sure and immediate signs of land... and Columbus looked to Heaven in praise! The redheaded explorer lived in a time of constant change, and he changed the destiny of many by discovering a rich land... different from the one he had ever imagined; and he was certain of having found a westward route to Asia... but he wasn't aware that his discovery was another continent later to be named," America."

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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