23. Did you ever wonder where Legos come from?A box?A toy store?A factory?Yes.But where did they first come from?Who invented them?What was that person's story?When you learn about the Lego story,you will be surprised!
Like many great inventions,the story is not just one of the great ideas,but of a ton of hard work,perseverance and courage.The story starts off in Denmark.Ole Kirk Christiansen was a carpenter who was struggling with his business.Then his wife,the mother of his 4 boys,died.This was very hard for everyone.He was looking for new ways to make money and to make his kids happy.
So,he started making wood toys.They were of great quality.His 4 sons helped him with his business and,soon,word spread and big orders started coming in.But then the toys did not sell very well.He decided his toys needed a new name.He chose the name "Lego",which in Danish means "play well".
Then,a few years later,his workshop was burned to the ground.Everything was destroyed.Ole almost gave up.But he decided it was very important to support his employees and kids.
Not long after,he started to make a few plastic toys.He then got the idea to create a 'system' of toys that would build kids' imagination and creativity.He built a village to test the idea.And the idea caught on quick!
Soon sales were pouring in.Then they figured out how to connect the pieces to each other.Soon they decided to stop making wood toys and focus only on the connected plastic toys.
Then they started to build more and more kinds of models.Each one had to be of the highest quality.Lego's motto is "only the best is good enough."
Thanks to the perseverance of Ole and his sons,kids around the world can enjoy Lego toys,movies,amusement parks,clothing and much more.
(1)Why did Ole start making wood toys? (no more than 15 words)
(2)What does the new name "Lego" mean? (no more than 10 words)
(3)Why did Ole start to make plastic toys after the fire? (no more than 10 words)
(4)How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 5? (no more than 10 words)
(5)What can you learn from the Lego story?Please explain. (no more than 20 words)