People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents. Big Ben is not a person. It's a clock. Big Ben is the great clock hanging up in a tower of the parliament building. The people of London like to see Big Ben's four friendly faces. They like to hear the bell striking on the hour. Bong! Bong! Bong! Big Ben's story started in 1834. In that year the old parliament building was burned down. Its clock tower fell to the ground. There had to be a new building and a new clock. Plans were made. They called for a "King of Clock, the biggest and the best in the world". So the clock had to be big. And it had to keep very good time. In two years the big clock was made. Five more years went by before the clock tower was last finished. Then the four bells for the chimes were brought into the tower. And at last the big hour bell was put in place. It rang out for the first time on July 11, 1859. This great bell had to have a name. A meeting of parliament was called to pick one. "This clock is the king of clocks," one man said. "Let's call the bell the Queen of Bells." "Then why not Victoria?" said another (Victoria was the British queen at that time). The talk about names went on and on. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man. By this time they were all tired. Someone shouted, "Why not call it Big Ben and be done with it?" Everybody laughed, and the meeting was over. But it was called Big Ben from then on. Not just the bell but the whole clock.
where are people sending cards?
a person?
who is sending things?
from where?
where is Big Ben?
where at?
what is it?
how is it displayed?
what are the 4 faces?
are they considered friendly?
who enjoys seeing them?
what sound does it make?
how is the sound made?
how often?
what did Big Ben replace?
why?
when?
how long did it take to complete Big Ben's clock?
how much longer for the tower?
who was it named after?
to Big Ben
to Big Ben
No
is not a person
People
People
all over the world
 all over the world
London
London
in a tower
in a tower 
the parliament building
the parliament building
hanging up
 hanging up
clocks
clocks
YEs
friendly
The people
 The people
Bong!
Bong!
the bell striking
the bell striking
on the hour
on the hour
the old parliament clock
 the old parliament building was burned down. Its clock tower
the old parliament building was burned down
the old parliament building was burned down
in 1834
in 1834
two years
two years
Five more years
Five more years
Benjamin Hall
Benjamin Hall