CHAPTER ONE
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One hot afternoon,young Robert Fulton went fishing with his friend,Christopher.The two worked hard to push the long pole into the bottom of the creek.The boat was heavy and hard to steer because of the passengers and the aquipment loaded in it
"I think an engine could be used to move the boat" Robert said.
"That is foolish,"said Christopher's father who was with them. "An engine would surely sink the boat."
CHAPTER TWO
After a week,Christopher's fatherwanted to go fishing again but he did not find his boat on the bank of the creek. A sound coming from the creek attracted his attention to that direction and he saw his boat approaching. He noticed something fastened on the sides of the boat.
As it was approaching the bank,Robertcsaid to Chriatopher's father, "I invented a way to move a boat. Turn this crank to move the two paddles on the sides which will move the boat. You can try it,Sir."
Christopher's father stepped only the boat. Christopher turned the bote while Robert worked on the crank. The boat moved slowlybut steadily upstream.
Robert's invention was a great success.All the village boys wanted a ride.Every evening , villagers were delighted to watch the boat go upstream with the boys crankng the paddles.But Robert did not forget his idea of boats run by steam , although he was ecxited by the succes of the boat.
When Robert became seventeen , he went abroad and studied arts in England. While he was there, he heard of steam engines. Robert then, played with the idea of steam-runned boat. While in France, he met a man who helped him build a steam-powered n
boat.It was a small boat and had a very little space for passengers. People made fun of it. Howerever, they were amazed to see it running without paddles for several miles.
The initial succes encouraged Robert Fulton, so he decided to go to the United States to build a steam boat and had his new boat built in New York shipyard. He ordered engines from england. When the boat was nearly finished, people qho gatherd to see it, made fun of it. they callef the new steam boat "Fulton's Foolishness". They believed it would never work.
CHAPTER THREE
By late summer of 1807, the boat was ready. Fulton invoted his friends to make the first trip with him .The boat was expected to run a distance of one hundred fifty miles.
People flocked near the river bank to watch "Fulton's Foolishness".When all passengers were on the boat,the bell rang a signal for the engine to start but the boat did not move.How th people laughed and shouted!
Fulton was not discouraged.Something must be done in the engine. He inspected the engine and correct the trouble.After a few minutes the paddle wheels began to turn and the boat started to move.The watchers were dumbfounded. Only the chug-chug of the engine could be herd. Then shouts of joy echoed.The men toased their hats into the air while the women and the children danced and clapped their hands.All the passengers in the boat could hardly believe that their boat was finally sailing.They all rushed to shake Fulton's hands.There was a great excitement all around.
Robert Fulton was happy.Now,people could travel safely and cheaply.Not long after,other other steamboats were built to cross the oceans.Robert Fulton's dream pf a steam engine came true
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