Jiminy Cricket Pinnochios Travel through Time Learning about the History of the English Language

             As most know, Pinocchio is a very curious boy. And, being fairly new to the world, Pinocchio is learning new things everyday. But besides learning how fast cars go and why bees sting, Pinocchio is learning new words everyday. And it was one day Pinocchio asked his good pal Jimminy Cricket, "Where do all these words come from?"
             "There are thousands of words in our English language and they all come from different places and different people," replied Jimminy.
             "I can't explain it all Pinocchio. You will just have to see for yourself!"
             And so Jimminy Cricket decided to take Pinocchio on a travel through time to show him exactly how the English language developed!
             "We are in Britain. It was here, around 400 B.C. that ancient Indians called the Celts arrived. The Celts were farmers who lived in Britain alone until the Romans came in 43 A.D. Artorius, the Celtic chief, tried to hold the Romans off but was unsuccessful."
             "So who won Britain?" Pinocchio asked with a confused look on his face.
             "Nobody won Britain. The Celts and the Romans both lived in Britain until 410 A.D when the Romans were called back to Rome. However, when the Romans left, a new tribe called the Pics decided that they wanted the land in Britain."
             "Did the Pics win Britain?"
             "No, the Pics didn't win Britain either. With the Romans gone, the Celts needed help defending their land. So, the Celts invited Anglo-Saxon soldiers from Germany to Britain to help them fight off the Pics. However, when the Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain. They decided that they too wanted the land for themselves," explained Jimminy.
             "This land must have been great if three tribes wanted it bad enough to fight over!"
             "Must have been," exclaimed Jimminy, "because not only did the Pics and Anglo-Saxons want the Britain land, but three other tribes also wanted...

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