Noccalula Falls: A Short Story

Josh and I went to Noccalula Falls today. We were walking through the Pioneer houses, and I spotted a very intrigued young boy. I said, " these houses were built in 1777. That's pretty awesome, right?" His mother chimes in, " Wow! That's just one year after America was settled." The Social Studies teacher in me wanted to scream. I walked away mumbling under my breath, "Spain settled in Florida in 1565. Britain settled in Virginia in 1607. Lady, you are way off the mark." But I can see why she would think 1776. I decided to let it go. Five minutes later we are visiting some animals. I hear the mother say, " Is that a lion or is that a tiger? How are we supposed to know the difference between the two?" Josh had to restrain