Wagon facts for kids

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A wagon is a type of vehicle that has four wheels, it can be used to store things inside it, sometimes they can be used so people can sit in it. It can be pulled by a person or by animals.

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A hay wagon in Germany, of a type common throughout Europe (the leiterwagen). The sides are actually ladders attached to serve as containment of hay or grain, and may be removed, such as for hauling timber.
A Conestoga wagon, a type of freight wagon used extensively in the United States and Canada in the 18th and 19th centuries for long-distance hauling
A Romani Vardo from England
Horse wagon for irrigation, 2018
A detail of The Hay Wain by John Constable

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