Amish Farm - by Victoria
For the last four days we have visited an Amish farm. There are many different things that Amish people do compared to us. My essay will be about the many things that are different.
One of the differences is the way Amish dress. Girls and women usually dress in long dresses with aprons and bonnets. Boys and men on the other hand wear pants with special straps called braces, and straw hats that have large brims to protect them from the sun.
Another difference is Amish people don't have electricity. One of the ways they keep lights on in the house is using gas lighting. To use the gas lighting you simply hold a match or lighter up to the light and the bulbs will catch on fire and light up the room! In our Amish guest house the gas lights are downstairs but electric lights have been put up stairs for our comfort.
When the Amish children turn six they receive a blue scooter to go to school on. I'm not sure whether this is a difference as some kids ride a scooter to school, but I'm not sure that when you turn six you get a scooter to ride!
On the Amish farm they have many animals such as cows, pigs, chickens, rooster and dogs. We wake up at 5:45am and go out to feed all the animals, milk the cow, check the baby bull dogs and collect the chicken eggs.
Some of my favourite things on the farm are the animals and having milk fights while we are milking. Milk fights are just awesome.
I love this farm so much, I'm not looking forward to going back in the RV!
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Sophia
The girls look beautiful in their bonnet and apron and dress. I bought a bonnet that is black and pretty. The boys wear overalls and the girls wear dresses.
They have horses on the farm. We see lots of horses and buggies on the street. Do you know why? They do not have cars. My favourite animals are the puppies. I go over to their pen every day. They're so cute.
On their birthday they get a scooter. We ride their scooters everywhere!
On the farm they have two sorts of buggies for the horse to pull - 1. open (no roof), and 2. closed in (roof on top)
My favourite things on the farm are the puppies. They're so cute. I also love the guinea pigs on the farm. They have one guinea pig.
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Oliver
Amish boys wear braces.
Amish girls wear dresses.
Lights are gas down stairs in the house.
The boys ride their scooters to school.
We saw puppies in the barn.
We went to the chocolate factory and I liked the samples.
In the morning I milk the cow.
We collect the chickens' eggs.
My favourite animals are dogs.
We feed the pigs.
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Benedict
I love the dogs.
The boys ride their scooters to school.
I collect the eggs.
We are going to ride on the buggy.
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