A kind, pleasant word
For all that you meet—
That’s what it is to be helpful.
Wednesday
Tell the children about the Pilgrims: How they became dissatisfied with conditions in England, because they were not allowed to worship as they wished; their going to Holland, and finally their coming to New England, in the Mayflower. Tell about the landing at Plymouth; about little Peregrine White. If possible, show some of the Boughton pictures of life in Plymouth.
Thursday
Tell the children how there was suffering among the Pilgrims, and their fear that they might starve. Tell, with all possible vividness, about the coming of the welcome ship from England; and then, the appointment of a day of Thanksgiving.
Friday
Tell the children what the people had to eat on that first Thanksgiving Day. Tell the story of the corn, and how the Indians had supplied the seed and taught the Pilgrims how to raise it. Where did they get their turkey for the dinner? Why do we like to have turkey for Thanksgiving dinner?