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2 The Early Years When Abraham was two, his parents moved about ten miles away to Knob Creek. Thomas worked hard, but times were tough. When his family needed meat, he grabbed his musket and headed for the nearby woods. The Lincolns survived on deer, wild turkeys, geese, squirrels, and rabbits. Abraham said later that his family lived in “pretty pinching times.” Like many others, the Lincolns were very poor. 9
Life on Knob Creek When he was old enough, Abraham often helped his father. One Saturday, he spent the day planting pumpkins while his father planted corn. Over and over again, the boy pressed pumpkin seeds into tiny mounds of dirt. That night, a heavy rain washed away the field, seeds and all. After another downpour, Knob Creek overflowed its banks. One day, Abraham and his friend Austin Gollaher decided to wade across the swollen creek. Suddenly Abraham fell and was swept away by the swirling water! Austin thought fast. He grabbed a long sycamore stick and dragged his sinking friend to safety. Buckskins and a Raccoon Cap Nancy Lincoln and little Sarah worked long hours cooking, washing, sewing, spinning, 10
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