The Story of Thanksgiving By: Nancy Skarmeas
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Reading the book called "The Story of Thanksgiving" By Nancy Skarmeas
The story of Thanksgiving, by Nancy J scarus, illustrated by Stacey Ventura picket. Do you know why we have Thanksgiving Day? We have Thanksgiving Day because of the pilgrims and Native Americans. The pilgrims lived in England. They could not have their own church so they left their homes for a new land far away. The pilgrims crossed the ocean on a ship called the Mayflower. The wind blew, the ship rocked, the pilgrims prayed that it would not sink. After many months the boat stopped at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pilgrims thanked God for keeping them safe.
The pilgrims built their homes, winter came. Icy winds blew. Snow fell. There was not much food to eat. Spring came and the snow melted. The pilgrims built barns. They planted wheat and beans. They planted potatoes and spinach. One day three Native Americans came to visit. One named squanto, stayed to help the pilgrims. Squanto taught the pilgrims how to hunt and fish. He gave them seeds and showed them how to plant corn, pumpkins, and squash. The vegetables grew.
The pilgrims filled their barns with food. For the next winter they would have enough to eat. The pilgrims invited their Native American friends to a great feast. For three days they ate turkey, fish, corn, beans, pumpkins, and squash. On Thanksgiving, we eat turkey, corn, and pumpkins, just like the Native Americans and pilgrims. And like them we also say, thank you God for our families, our food, and our homes.