Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece was white as snow...

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale

October 24, 1788: American writer Sarah Josepha Buell Hale was inspired to write the nursery rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb, after a young student of hers was followed to school by a pet lamb. She also helped get Thanksgiving recognized as a United States holiday.

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