The Story of Thanksgiving

Put the verbs in bold into the simple past tense.

1. In 1620, a group of people, the Pilgrims, sail from England to America.

2. There are 100 people on the ship, called the Mayflower.
3. They want to start a new life in America and practice their religion in freedom.
4. They land at a place on the north-east coast of America.
5. They call it Plymouth.
6. They are far from their home, and life was hard.
7. They had little food and know little about their new home.
8. Their first winter was very cold and many of them became sick and die.
9. However, the Native Americans who lived there decide to help them.
10. They teach the Pilgrims how to grow corn and other plants.
11. They also give them medicine to treat their illnesses.
12. They show the Pilgrims how to hunt for food and build better houses.
13. The Pilgrims work hard and their crops grew.
14. By November 1621, all of them have food and a home.
15. To thank the Native Americans, the Pilgrims invite them to a dinner.
16. The dinner lasts for three days.
17. This dinner is the first Thanksgiving.

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 American Thanksgiving

The annual Thanksgiving tradition in the United States can be traced

back to the 17th century. In 1621, after a hard and devastating first year in
the New World, the English Pilgrims had a very successful and plentiful fall
harvest. The Pilgrims, who had settled Plymouth Colony (in present day
Massachusetts), soon made peace with the local Native American tribe, the Wampanoag. To
celebrate the harvest, the Pilgrims and the Native Americans joined together to feast. Since
then, an annual day of Thanksgiving has been celebrated on the fourth Thursday in
November. Thanksgiving is also celebrated in Canada, on the second Monday in October.

A traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes: roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed

potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce,
and rolls. No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without a pumpkin pie for
dessert!

Other Thanksgiving Day traditions include the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
through New York City. Macy's, a famous department store, sponsors the parade. The parade
include floats, Santa Claus, and the Radio City Rockettes. Another Thanksgiving tradition
includes watching the professional football games that are played in the afternoon. Two teams,
the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys, host games every year.

Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Ingredients
1 cup
1 tablespoon
1/2 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
1 1/2 cups
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups
1 9-inch

Directions
1. __________ oven to 425° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a
large___________, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, ginger, cinnamon, pumpkin purée
and 3 eggs. __________ well. Add evaporated milk and combine. Set aside.

2. Fill pie shell with pumpkin mixture. _____________ to prepared baking sheet.
3. ____________ for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° F and continue ___________ for 30
more minutes. ______________ on a wire rack.

Transfer cornstarch pie shell bowl packed brown sugar

Bake pumpkin purée baking Preheat ginger
Beat cinnamon evaporated milk Cool salt