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George Carver: A Short Story

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Shortly after, the war ended, and Jim and his brother were now considered free men. But growing up, young George was sickly and weak, and all the coughing as a baby left him with a thin, raspy voice. This meant Jim had to do most of the heavy work. George on the other hand, worked around the house, doing cleaning, laundry, and other such things. In his free times he spent a large amount of time out in the woods; for in the woods, on a flat-topped hill, George Carver had planed a beautiful garden with multiple colorful flowers and sweet peas. George seemed to always know what to do if any plants worsened. Some other farmers soon found out about this, and they came to him if there were any problems with their plants. They said he had, "a green
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