Thanksgiving

A long time ago, no one lived in America. Then there was Indians, First Americans. They traveled a lot around America. They were hunters and farmers. Hunters are people who kill animals to live. And farmers are people who grow food to live.

Then the Pilgrims came to America. They came in a big boat. It was a hard trip to get here. They couldn't even move. Well, they could walk around, but they didn't have a lot of room. When they got to America they had to work really hard to live. They didn't have houses or grocery stores. They had to build their own houses. They even had to make their own clothes. They had to make their own toys, I think. The First Americans taught them how to grow food.

One day they decided to have a big feast to thank God. They invited the Indians to come and eat the feast with them. Now we celebrate Thanksgiving, too.

I made a Thankfullness tree. First, I went outside and found a branch. Then Sissy helped me cut lots of leaves. I told Mommy what I was thankful for to write on the leaves. I was thankful for dogs, cats, snowglobes, puzzles, Mommy, Daddy, Andy, and Sissy.

Soon it will be Thanksgiving and we will have our Thanksgiving turkey. We will eat mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pies. And my favorite will be mashed potatoes.

And that's the Thanksgiving story!
Cj