About four hundred years ago, the people from England, the Pilgrims, were forced to leave their country by some religious reasons. At first, they moved to Holland, and hired two vessels called Mayflower and Speedwell to take them to a place where they dream of.
However, Speedwell was not strong enough and go back Holland soon after sailing, so Mayflower went along to America. This journey was pretty long and difficult. The sea was not quiet and the foods on the boat actually were not enough. After they landed on America, they were too weak to passed the winter. Only half of them survived after the first winter. Then, the Indians who were the native residents there came and helped them. They taught the Pilgrims how to grow plants that could help them pass next winter comfortably with enough food. While the Pilgrims harvest the plans, they invited their Indian friends to join the celebration, the first thanksgiving day, which they thanked God for the great harvest.
reference:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/thanksgiving/short-stories/the-first-thanksgiving.html
1) Pilgrims: Noun. A member of the group of English people who sailed to America on the ship The Mayflower.
Ex. Pilgrims came to America around 1620.
2) Naughty (bad): Adj. Behaving badly; not willing to obey.
Ex. Naughty child always give parents a headache.
3) Vessel (ship): Noun. A large ship or boat.
Ex. A blue vessel had arrived the harbor.
4) Pitched (sway): Verb. The movement of ship up and down in the water.
Ex. Rough sea caused the ship pitched all day.
5) Tiresome (wearisome): Adj. Making you feel annoyed and tire.
Ex. Stuck in the traffic can be very tiresome.
It's so interesting and helps me know the history of thanking day... Thanks for sharing
回覆刪除Thank you for sharing this! It is nice to remember the first thanksgiving, and it is good that you got to learn about this American tradition. I didn't know about the Speedwell! Most people probably only know about the Mayflower.
回覆刪除-Jamie from the Front Office