Item Info

Language: English
Material: ink on paper
Transcription: Ben Franklin's Magic Square February 29, 2000 tired! Inventing and writing and thinking all day made him exhausted! 19 Ben's eyelids began to get heavy. He tried to stay awake! art: Ben's with eyelids closing 20 Night after night things got worse. Until one night, things got really bad. Ben's eyelids felt like they weighted a ton! Soon... art: Ben's eyes almost closed, head slumping 21 ...Zzzzzz. Ben was snoozing and snoring. The other members of the assembly were not happy. "Mr. Franklin!" they scolded. art: Ben zonked out - snoriing. Men yelling and pointing. 22 Ben jumped up! He quickly rubbed the sleep away. Now Ben knew he had to Marginalia: Ben was very, very bored. Ben wasn't used to do nothing. He was used to being busy. And you know what bored people do sometimes when they are bored? They fall asleep! Which is what B. F. started doing. his eyes. How embarrassing!
Provenance: Gift of Frank Murphy, 2017.

Creation Year (Single Year or Earliest Date): 2000
Image Dimensions Width: 27.9 cm
Call Number: Murphy - Manuscript
Creator Name: Murphy, Frank, 1952- - Author