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The Legend of How Rice Came to South Carolina

A legend is a story that is not entirely true but is often based on facts and is told in order to explain how or why something happens. This is just such a story. It explains how the first rice happened to be brought to South Carolina long ago.. Once upon a time in a faraway land called Madagascar, an island off the southeast coast of Africa, lived a young girl whose father was the King. The young girl loved the sea and went down to look at it and walk along the beach each day. .

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The Legend of How Rice Came to South Carolina

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    1. The Legend of How Rice Came to South Carolina

    2. A legend is a story that is not entirely true but is often based on facts and is told in order to explain how or why something happens. This is just such a story. It explains how the first rice happened to be brought to South Carolina long ago.

    23. So, what is true and what is legend? Rice did come to South Carolina from the island of Madagascar off the coast of Africa Dr. Henry Woodward did live with the Indians and explore the interior of South Carolina He was held captive by pirates before he escaped He did become the first man to plant rice in South Carolina, according to most sources Carolina Gold was known as the finest and most delicious rice in the world The rest of the story is what makes it so interesting

    24. Some things to do Read more about how rice was grown in South Carolina. See the story about Rice Culture in South Carolina at this site. Using a world map, locate Madagascar, the West Indies, and South Carolina. Trace a possible route that the people in this story took. Learn other legends of South Carolina and discuss with the class what parts are history and what parts are there to make the story interesting. Make up a legend of your own.

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