America's story for America's children . d no boat. Could nt we scare the. English away?they wondered. There is a drum in the lighthouse, saidRebecca. There is a fife, too. Let us go and getthem ! u8 AMERICAS STORY I can beat the drum. And I can play the fife, said Sarah. Then down the stairway the two children ran to find the drum and the fife. They would play them as hard as ever they could, and perhaps the English would think an army was coming. Then the children crept around behind the lighthouse and along through the bushes. Rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub-dub-dub ! Squeakity-squeak ! Squeakity-sque
America's story for America's children . d no boat. Could nt we scare the. English away?they wondered. There is a drum in the lighthouse, saidRebecca. There is a fife, too. Let us go and getthem ! u8 AMERICAS STORY I can beat the drum. And I can play the fife, said Sarah. Then down the stairway the two children ran to find the drum and the fife. They would play them as hard as ever they could, and perhaps the English would think an army was coming. Then the children crept around behind the lighthouse and along through the bushes. Rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub-dub-dub ! Squeakity-squeak ! Squeakity-squeak! Hark ! called the English captain. Rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub-dub ! Squeakity-squeak! Squeakity-squeak ! Troops ! said the soldiers. But where are they? Then they listened again. The music seemed to be coming nearer and nearer. They are coming along the point, said the captain. The soldiers scrambled into the ship and pulled up the little boats. The people have seen us. We will go away and try this port some other day, said the. < Captain Rebecca and Lieutenant Sarah. 120 AMERICAS STORY captain. Then they turned the ship and sailedout of the harbor. I believe they were really frightened at ourmusic, said the children. Meantime the people in the village heard themusic too. What did it mean ? Where did itcome from ? As soon as the ship turned away, the villagepeople hurried over to the lighthouse. Andwhat did they find there ? Only two little girls ! Do you think we scared them away?asked Rebecca. There can be no doubt of it, the peoplesaid. From that time, as long as Rebecca andSarah lived, they were called Captain Rebeccaand Lieutenant Sarah. Sometimes they werecalled the American Army of Two !
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