Letter From Alvis
Dear Mama:
It was so good to hear from you about all of the happenings in Hootin Holler. Things have been busy for me, too. Recently, I was surprised to learn that they do not call Kentucky a state. Everyone else does, but in Kentucky, they call it a Commonwealth. At first, I did not understand the reason for that name because the average or common person here is not wealthy. The average person also does not know why they call it a commonwealth. When I looked it up in the dictionary, I found that a commonwealth is a republic as in the Pledge of Allegiance’s, “and to the Republic for which it stands.” Now that makes sense.
The other thing that I still don’t understand is why they call Kentucky, The Bluegrass State. The grass here is just as green as the grass in Hootin Holler. I guess they thought calling Kentucky, “The Greengrass State,” was not cool enough. It does sound a bit common, doesn’t it? Well, they do have a lot of green grass. You might say, “It’s a commonwealth of green grass.”
Please write soon.
Love,
Alvis
It was so good to hear from you about all of the happenings in Hootin Holler. Things have been busy for me, too. Recently, I was surprised to learn that they do not call Kentucky a state. Everyone else does, but in Kentucky, they call it a Commonwealth. At first, I did not understand the reason for that name because the average or common person here is not wealthy. The average person also does not know why they call it a commonwealth. When I looked it up in the dictionary, I found that a commonwealth is a republic as in the Pledge of Allegiance’s, “and to the Republic for which it stands.” Now that makes sense.
The other thing that I still don’t understand is why they call Kentucky, The Bluegrass State. The grass here is just as green as the grass in Hootin Holler. I guess they thought calling Kentucky, “The Greengrass State,” was not cool enough. It does sound a bit common, doesn’t it? Well, they do have a lot of green grass. You might say, “It’s a commonwealth of green grass.”
Please write soon.
Love,
Alvis
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