Attention please, ladies and gentlemen. Our bus is getting close to Cambridge, where we’ll be stopping to eat. We’ll have our lunch in the garden of a restaurant overlooking a small park that reminds people of a very famous tree. It’s said that General George Washington took command of the army in 1775 under its very branches. It was almost 100 years later, in 1864, that the city of Cambridge celebrated the event and from that moment on, the tree was called the Washington Elm. Later the tree was attacked by insects and finally destroyed in a storm. The remains of the tree were cut down and the growth rings were counted to find out how old the tree was. Well, it seems that if Washington had accepted the command of his army under this tree be must have done so on his knees. This particular elm couldn’t have been over 3 or 4 years old in 1775. It is a well – known fact that Washington took command under an elm tree, but unfortunately it couldn’t have been the famous Washington Elm.
Well, enjoy your lunch. Watch your step as you leave the bus.