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on the British Empire,” because the United Kingdom ruled a quarter of the globe, including Canada, Australia, India and many parts of Africa. Today there is no empire, but it is still a prosperous country. Religion: The majority of believers are Christian. But many other faiths are represented. Money: The English use pounds sterling, denoted by the symbol £. All money has an image of Queen Elizabeth II on one side. School age: Children must attend school from 5 years old until they are 16. TV and Internet: More than 98 percent of households own a least one TV set, and more than 62 percent have a personal computer. Famous people: K Playwright William Shakespeare, whose work includes “Romeo and Juliet” and “Hamlet.” K Queen Elizabeth II, who visited the United States this year for the Jamestown anniversary. K Princes William and Harry, her grandsons. K Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays that other famous Harry (Potter). abby My name is . . . This is the 13th in a series of KidsPost Journeys around the world to show readers how children in other countries and cultures live and play. Today we JOURNEY TO ENGLAND. his is the 13th in a series of KidsP Th Journeys aro Th ENGLAND 3,650 miles FROM WASHINGTON Food: A typical school lunch is roast beef with potatoes and vegetables, followed by yogurt or fruit. Tabby says “I like meat.” When the family went to Argentina, they saw a cow being killed for food. Tabby grimaces a little at the memory but admits “it didn’t really put me off. It’s natural.” Pets: Tabby loves animals. She has a dog, Maisie, a Norfolk terrier-Jack Russell mix. The family has horses, polo ponies and two cats, Tiger and Scooby. TV shows: “I like ‘The Simpsons.’ I think they are very funny.” Music: “I like most modern music. I like Robbie Williams. But I also like the music my dad likes, like Tina Turner.” Fun fact: The area where Tabby lives was home in the 1880s to H.G. Wells, the author of classic science fiction books “The Time Machine” and “The War of the Worlds.” Wells said it had “always been a happy place for me. I suppose it rained there sometimes, but all my memories are in sunshine.” In England, cupcakes are called fairy cakes. MIDHURST, England — In her fi- nal days at Conifers last spring, Tabby Taylor enjoyed being “head girl” at the private school located about 50 miles from the capital city of London. She proudly wore a little metal badge identifying her as such on her school uniform. Her job, she said, was “to keep everybody hap- py” and make sure there was al- ways good communication be- tween students and teachers. Conifers has about 90 pupils — boys from ages 2 to 8, and girls from 2 to 11. It is in Midhurst, a town of about 5,000 people in the English countryside. Tabby turned 12 last week. Her name is short for Tabitha, but so many people call her Tabby that, as she very politely explains, “sometimes I don’t realize I should answer when I’m called Tabitha.” At Conifers, which is just a few miles from her home, school start- ed at 8:45 a.m. One day a week Tabby would arrive 15 minutes early for her music lesson. She plays flute and guitar, and she led the school’s orchestra and the marching band. After passing exams in English grammar and essay writing, sci- ence and math, Tabby headed off to boarding school this month. She’s at Downe House, a school for girls, about 50 miles from her home. Most children who attend pri- vate school in England go off to boarding school at Tabby’s age, so she wasn’t too worried about the change. She will be able to come home every third weekend and on holiday breaks. Tabby thinks that science is “okay — because I quite like ex- ploding things. It’s always more interesting when you do experi- ments. I prefer the practical things rather than things like writing.” Recess in English schools is called break. Conifers, like many private schools, has a tennis court and lots of space for team games such as rounders (a form of base- ball). The grass playing field is fre- quently wet and muddy because of the rain, and students stack their weatherproof boots outside the door, always ready for wear. Tabby loves living in the coun- try. One of her favorite times of year is early spring “when every- thing is green . . . and everything blossoms.” She also loves summer — school vacation is two months long — when “we play polo.” The fast, exciting stick-and-ball game on horseback is played by her mother, Vanessa, a photographer; her father, David, a businessman; her brother, Jack, 12; and her sis- ter, Jemima, 9. “I love riding,” Tabby says. She also competes in show-jumping competitions on her pony, Mur- phy. She was very young when she first rode a horse — “a polo pony that was really calm” — and by the time she was 5 or 6 she was learn- ing to play polo. If she doesn’t become an ac- tress when she grows up, Tabby says she will be a horse trainer. — Bridget Byrne Country: England is 50,351 square miles of the 93,788 square miles that make up the United Kingdom, which includes Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Capital: London. Population: About 60 million people live in the United Kingdom; about 50 million of them are in England. Geography: Even the biggest cities are surrounded by varied and beautiful countryside. Because England is on an island, no place is very far from the sea. It rains about a third of the time, and it occasionally snows in winter. History: The seafaring people of the British Isles explored and conquered many parts of the world, which is why English is spoken and understood in so many places, including the United States. 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on the British Empire,”because the United Kingdomruled a quarter of the globe,including Canada, Australia,India and many parts ofAfrica. Today there is noempire, but it is still aprosperous country.
Religion: The majority ofbelievers are Christian. Butmany other faiths arerepresented.
Money: The English usepounds sterling, denoted by the symbol £. All moneyhas an image of QueenElizabeth II on one side.
School age: Children mustattend school from 5 years
old until they are 16.
TV and Internet: More than 98percent of households own aleast one TV set, and morethan 62 percent have apersonal computer.
Famous people: K Playwright WilliamShakespeare, whose workincludes “Romeo and Juliet”and “Hamlet.”K Queen Elizabeth II, whovisited the United States thisyear for the Jamestownanniversary.K Princes William and Harry,her grandsons.K Actor Daniel Radcliffe, whoplays that other famousHarry (Potter).
abbyMy name is . . .This is the 13th in a series of KidsPost
Journeys around the world to show readers how children in other countries and cultures live and play. Today we JOURNEY TO ENGLAND.
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ENGLAND3,650 milesFROM WASHINGTON
Food: A typical school lunch is roast beef withpotatoes and vegetables, followed by yogurt or fruit.Tabby says “I like meat.” When the family went toArgentina, they saw a cow being killed for food.Tabby grimaces a little at the memory but admits “itdidn’t really put me off. It’s natural.”
Pets: Tabby loves animals. She has a dog, Maisie, aNorfolk terrier-Jack Russell mix. The family hashorses, polo ponies and two cats, Tiger and Scooby.
TV shows: “I like ‘The Simpsons.’ I think they are veryfunny.”
Music: “I like most modern music. I like RobbieWilliams. But I also like the music my dad likes, likeTina Turner.”
Fun fact: The area where Tabby lives was home in the1880s to H.G. Wells, the author of classic sciencefiction books “The Time Machine” and “The War ofthe Worlds.” Wells said it had “always been a happyplace for me. I suppose it rained there sometimes,but all my memories are in sunshine.”
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TODAY’S NEWSHere’s an Idea: Put a Kid in ChargeKWhile his District classmateswere in school yesterday, 10-year-old Ricky Washington was run-ning the city.
The Lafayette Elementaryfifth-grader was sworn in as may-or for the day by his father, Eric,chief judge of the D.C. Court ofAppeals. Ricky then spent hisshort time in office meeting withother city officials and servinghot lunches at a senior center.
Ricky was among 43 D.C. stu-dents who entered this year’s “10Who Are 10” contest, sponsoredby the Marriott hotel company.Applicants had to make their casefor why they should be mayor fora day.
“I knew I had some great ideasfor the city,” Ricky told KidsPost.
His ideas included setting up aweek of events to stop school bul-lying — “getting people to be re-spectful of each other’s differenc-es” — and involving kids in clean-ing up the city. “When I go toRock Creek Park, I see a lot ofbottles and trash lying on theground,” he said.
Ricky met Mayor Adrian M.
Fenty, whose job he took for theday, and Delegate EleanorHolmes Norton, the city’s repre-sentative on Capitol Hill, withwhom he discussed efforts to ob-tain full voting rights for D.C.residents.
Ricky and nine other contest fi-nalists each will receive $2,500for college.
Looking ahead, one of Ricky’steachers said it’s “easy toimagine him becoming mayor ofD.C. one day” for real.
But Ricky told KidsPost he’dlike to be a lawyer — or an actor.
Scaredy-CatK A cat stuck high up in a tree fora week in Yonkers, New York,was blasted to safety by a high-pressure fire hose Sunday night.
Volunteers held a sheet underthe tree and caught the soakedbut otherwise unharmed feline asonlookers cheered.
BY SONNIE MASON
Ricky Washington: mayor for a day.
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MIDHURST, England — In her fi-nal days at Conifers last spring,Tabby Taylor enjoyed being “headgirl” at the private school locatedabout 50 miles from the capitalcity of London.
She proudly wore a little metalbadge identifying her as such onher school uniform. Her job, shesaid, was “to keep everybody hap-py” and make sure there was al-ways good communication be-tween students and teachers.
Conifers has about 90 pupils —boys from ages 2 to 8, and girlsfrom 2 to 11. It is in Midhurst, atown of about 5,000 people in theEnglish countryside.
Tabby turned 12 last week. Hername is short for Tabitha, but somany people call her Tabby that,as she very politely explains,“sometimes I don’t realize Ishould answer when I’m calledTabitha.”
At Conifers, which is just a fewmiles from her home, school start-ed at 8:45 a.m. One day a weekTabby would arrive 15 minutesearly for her music lesson. Sheplays flute and guitar, and she ledthe school’s orchestra and themarching band.
After passing exams in Englishgrammar and essay writing, sci-ence and math, Tabby headed offto boarding school this month.She’s at Downe House, a schoolfor girls, about 50 miles from herhome.
Most children who attend pri-vate school in England go off toboarding school at Tabby’s age, soshe wasn’t too worried about thechange. She will be able to comehome every third weekend and onholiday breaks.
Tabby thinks that science is“okay — because I quite like ex-ploding things. It’s always moreinteresting when you do experi-ments. I prefer the practical thingsrather than things like writing.”
Recess in English schools iscalled break. Conifers, like manyprivate schools, has a tennis courtand lots of space for team games
such as rounders (a form of base-ball). The grass playing field is fre-quently wet and muddy because ofthe rain, and students stack theirweatherproof boots outside thedoor, always ready for wear.
Tabby loves living in the coun-try. One of her favorite times ofyear is early spring “when every-thing is green . . . and everythingblossoms.”
She also loves summer —school vacation is two monthslong — when “we play polo.” Thefast, exciting stick-and-ball gameon horseback is played by hermother, Vanessa, a photographer;her father, David, a businessman;her brother, Jack, 12; and her sis-ter, Jemima, 9.
“I love riding,” Tabby says. Shealso competes in show-jumpingcompetitions on her pony, Mur-phy. She was very young when shefirst rode a horse — “a polo ponythat was really calm” — and by thetime she was 5 or 6 she was learn-ing to play polo.
If she doesn’t become an ac-tress when she grows up, Tabbysays she will be a horse trainer.
— Bridget Byrne
Country: England is 50,351square miles of the 93,788square miles that make upthe United Kingdom, whichincludes Wales, Scotland andNorthern Ireland.
Capital: London.
Population: About 60 millionpeople live in the UnitedKingdom; about 50 million ofthem are in England.
Geography: Even the biggestcities are surrounded byvaried and beautifulcountryside. BecauseEngland is on an island, noplace is very far from the sea.It rains about a third of thetime, and it occasionallysnows in winter.
History: The seafaring peopleof the British Isles exploredand conquered many parts ofthe world, which is whyEnglish is spoken andunderstood in so manyplaces, including the UnitedStates. In the late 19th andearly 20th centuries, it wassaid that “the sun never sets
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