What is the white house?

the white house is where the president and his family live. in 1814, the windows of the white house were bright.

there was music playing. people were dancing. people were talking. people were eating. it was a party at the white house.

who is dolley madison?

at the center of the room was dolley madison. dolley madison was the wife of the president. she was the first lady. her husband was james madison. he was our fourth president.

what was wrong at the white house?

dolley had a parrot on her arm. she was talking. she was laughing.

but not all was good. america and britain were fighting a war. dolley had to leave the white house.

what did dolley do?

dolley acted fast. she packed everything she could. she was ready to go out.

oh, no! she ran back inside. she took a picture from the wall. it was the picture of george washington.

the white house is in the city of washington, d. c. the white house and the city were set on fire. after a while, america won the war.

dolley the city when she came back. she also saved the picture of george washington. dolley madison was a great american!

there was a fire at the white house. what was happening at that time? why do you think there was a fire? use details from the article to write your answer.