Dear ones, The worst is now over. It is a new life us here. We have built our house. Our land is good. We will have food for the winter. We think of you there in Sweden. We know how hard it must be. Your farm is small and rocky. You have three sons. What future do they have? Come! We will help you. Come to America!
It was 1868, Carl Erik's family faced starvation in Sweden. The rain did not come. So they couldn't have nothing food. However, one day a letter came from Uncle Axel in America. They decided to go to America for alive. The trip by boat was long and dangerous. There were storms and sickness... They suffered so much. But on the twelfth day, they arrived at America. And they could get a new life.
Sandin, Joan.(1986). The Long Way To A New Land.
USA: Harper Trophy. (150 / 3,680words)
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