In 1620, the Pilgrims sailed from England

in a small ship named the Mayflower.

They came to a new land called America.

When they landed, they met Native Americans who became their new friends.

The Pilgrims called their new home Plymouth.

They built log houses to live in.

A Native American named Squanto, helped them plant corn, catch fish and hunt for deer.

Everyone worked very hard all the first year even the children.

The mothers cooked outdoors because they had no stoves.

After the first harvest, the Pilgrims invited their Native American friends to a Thanks Giving Dinner.

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