Family Artifacts Research Paper

My artifacts are really special to my family because they have been past down for generations. They belonged to my great-aunt Billie Lewis Carroll. On her honeymoon in China she got them. She died of cancer at the age of sixty-three years old. She gave them to my great-grandmother, her name was Katie Lea Lewis. Katie was a good cook and a hard working housewife. She was also diabetic. My great-grandmother gave it to my mother. Jennifer Lea Burch. She works at a school as the secretary. A secretary counts money for the school or work. She lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, and has three children named, Ean, Ava, and Gray Burch. She has the lion and the Buddha on a shelf in our living room. Then one day she might give the lion and Buddha to me! My name is Gray Bridges Burch. I live in Shreveport, Louisiana. I might give the lion and Buddha to my family one day, and they might give it to their children one day. My family artifact is a Buddha and a lion. The Buddha is for good luck if you rub its stomach
“It is told that if you rub his stomach daily he will see to it that your wishes are granted.” (https://goodlucksymbols.com/laughing-buddha). This Buddha could one day bring good luck for my family. The lion is a defender of law. “In Buddhism the lion is the defender of law and protector of sacred buildings hence lion figures at the entrance of temples and official buildings.” (http://www.masonkay.com/chinese-art-symbols). The lion is not suppose to be fierce and menacing. The Buddha has so many special things. “The legend derives from the Chinese proverb of the laughing Buddha, whose large stomach and playful smile now adorn restaurants, hotels and museums for guests to rub his belly.” (https://www.reference.com/world-view/rub-buddha-s-belly-64b8b735fe7e17bb?qo=contentSimilarQuestions). I never knew this about the Buddha because I have never look these up. These things about the lion and Buddha are really