英语翻译SchoolchildrenusedtoknowthestoryofhowAbrahamlincolnwalkedfivemilestoreturnapennyhe'doverchargedacustomer.It'sthekindofstorywethinkofasmyth.Butinthecaseoflincoln,thestoryintrue...unlikethestoryofGe
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SchoolchildrenusedtoknowthestoryofhowAbrahamlincolnwalkedfivemilestoreturnapennyhe'doverchargedacustomer.It'sthekindofstorywethinkofasmyth.Butinthecaseoflincoln,thestoryintrue...unlikethestoryofGeorgeWashingtonandthecherrytree.Washington'sfirstbiographerinventedthetaleoflittleGeorgesayingtohisfather,“Icannottellalie.Ididitwithmyax.”Whatisimportantinbothstories,however,isthathon-estywasseenasanimportantpartoftheAmericancharacter.