Maurice ("Mac") and Richard McDonald had a dream. They wanted to be movie stars. They went to California from the East Coast. But they could not find jobs in the movies. They decided to open a restaurant in San Bernardino. They wanted to try something new—a fast-food restaurant. They borrowed money and opened a restaurant. They called the restaurant McDonald's. Hamburgers, milk shakes, and French fries were on the menu. That's all. No one thought it would work. But people loved it. The food was simple, fast, and good. Soon, people waited in line outside the restaurant.
A salesman named Ray Kroc from Chicago could not understand why the restaurant needed so many milk-shake machines. So he went to California to see this restaurant. He was amazed. Kroc asked the brothers to open other restaurants like this. He would give them some money for these restaurants. The brothers agreed.
In 1955, Kroc opened two other McDonald's. Soon there were hundreds of McDonald's. The brothers sold McDonald's to Ray Kroc.
