Abe grew fast. He learned to du the hard work of the pioneer , such as cut trees , and take care of the crops . He usually won in tests of strength with other boys . Everyone liked him and everyone said he was a born storyteller . but no one  could say that this shy young man with a quite voice would become one of the greatest  American Ptesident .

 When Abe Lincoln was twenty -one  , the family moved to Illinois . From then on , Abe called Illinois his home . For a while he worked in a store. Later he joined the militia and fought in an Indian War . After the war he walked home with an educated young lawyer . This new fried gave Abe advice to study law .