Statue of Liberty Speaks: “My Arm’s Tired”
After more than a century of silence, the Statue of Liberty has finally spoken. Yesterday evening, as the last few tourists climbed her viewing platforms, she shocked the U.S. and the rest of the world when she revealed her ability to communicate.
The young girl who spoke to her, however, wasn’t surprised at all.
Maria Gonzalez, daughter of two Cuban immigrants who came to America in search of a better life, said she had always wanted to see the iconic statue because of all that she had meant to her parents.
And from the moment she arrived in New York harbor, she struck up a conversation with her favorite lady, asking her about her likes and hobbies and if she ever had a boyfriend.
It was when she asked her how she was doing, that she actually replied.
“Maria was simply...