The American Flag
The American flag is red, white and blue.
Red stands for valor. White stands for truth. Blue stands for the sky above us all.
The American Flag has fifty stars.
The flag also has thirteen stripes.
The fifty stars of the flag represent the fifty states.
The thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen states.
The American flag is sometimes called "Old Glory."
Sometimes it is called "The Stars and Stripes."
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Contesta:
What are the colors of the American flag?
How many stars does the flag have?
The Pledge of Allegiance
We say the pledge of allegiance with our right hand over our hearts.
We look at the flag and repeat these words:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
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Contesta:
What hand is over our hearts when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?