Chapter 1 Only the Best ife was hard in many countries in Eu h rope in the early 1930s Money was 0 tight Jobs were hard to find This was to the case in Denmark where Ole Kirk Chris e tiansen worked as a master carpenter He struggled to make enough money to feed his w family Despite hard times Christiansen a knew that children would always need play things So he decided to build wooden toys to as a side business He opened a shop in the s small town of Billund in 1932 He stocked so 4 LEGO Toys
shelves with blocks piggy banks and beautifully crafted items He hoped his would bring in some much needed xtra money Christiansen succeeded beyond his ildest dreams The carpenter's toys were n instant hit Business grew as news of's work spread to nearby By 1934 Christiansen had hired employees His toy business was doing well that he decided to give up carpen
try Christiansen called his growing bus ness LEGO The name came from the CG Danish words leg and godt which mea play well This name summed up Chri tiansen's hopes and dreams for his your
Ole Kirk Christiansen created hand made toys like these before he invented LEGO toys Second to none Around the same time Christiansen also adopted a motto The motto was Det bedste er ikke for godt which is Danish for Only the best is good enough These words re flected Ole Christiansen's feelings about Only the Best 5
