| How much do you know about the Mayflower, | | | | harvest feast for the 50 colonists, Chief Massasoit, |
| Pilgrims, and Wampanoag Indians? Here are some | | | | and the 90 Indians who attended. That event |
| interesting facts about them. | | | | became known as "the first Thanksgiving." |
| Before the Pilgrims hired her, the Mayflower was in | | | | Pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce were not eaten at |
| the wine trade with France; before that, she was in | | | | the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims did eat roast wild |
| the fish trade with Norway. | | | | fowl such as duck, goose, and turkey; corn meal; |
| It took the Mayflower 66 days to reach | | | | cod; sea bass; and venison brought by the Indians. |
| Massachusetts. | | | | Massasoit in the Wampanoag language means "Great |
| There was one baby born during the crossing of the | | | | Leader." His real name was Ousamequin or "Yellow |
| Mayflower and he was named Oceanus Hopkins. | | | | Feather." |
| The Pilgrims landed at Provincetown, MA, at the tip | | | | The Wampanoag Indians of southeast Massachusetts |
| of Cape Cod, on November 11, 1620. Since the land | | | | were the people who befriended the Pilgrims. Their |
| was not good for farming, they moved to Plymouth. | | | | name means "People of the Dawn" and they continue |
| To eat, the Pilgrims used a knife, spoon, a large | | | | to live on Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, |
| napkin, and fingers...no forks. They also shared plates | | | | and inland. |
| and drinking vessels. | | | | With the severe weather the world has been |
| In the Pilgrim household, the adults sat down to | | | | experiencing, now is a good time to reflect on all the |
| dinner and the children waited on them. | | | | positives in your life. Write them down to keep as a |
| Lobsters, clams, and mussels were considered "hard | | | | reference when times are rough! Sometimes, seeing |
| rations" when the food supply was low. Many Pilgrims | | | | them in print is an eye-opener; you might be |
| thought that lobsters were fit only for pigs! | | | | surprised how long that list can get if you add all the |
| The turkey was familiar poultry in England. It was | | | | little things. HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone! |
| brought to Europe 100 years earlier by the Spanish. | | | | I hope these ideas have been useful and have |
| There were only four married women who survived | | | | inspired your own creative thinking. |
| the first harsh winter from 1620-1621. They | | | | And remember...Reading is FUNdamental! |
| supervised the food preparations for the three-day | | | | |