Things looked bleak for the Pilgrims.
Of the 110 that left England, only 50 survived the first Winter!
Had it not been for a Patuxet Indian named Squanto, they all would have perished.
Squanto spoke English!! (Learned from coastal fisherman ).
He taught the Pilgrims how to forage, plant, and harvest...
Thanksgiving honors their bounty!!
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Dont'cha just LOVE the History Channel?
If you or anyone you know has written a Friday Flash 55, please come tell The G-Man. I will visit, read, enjoy, comment, Then Book!!! So from the most stuffed host from coast to coast, have a Great Week-End...
Peace..!!!
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I love the History Channel -- when nothing else is on. And I love the name Squanto.:)
My Indian name would be Squato!
hehehehe
I joined the 55 crowd, thanks to Strumpet, and she sent me here to find out what it's all about. Posted my first one tonight.
Love this one ... and the tradition!
A 55 Flash Non-fiction! Well played G. Amazing how quick we forgot how much help these people were to us isn't it?
I'm back again with a different brand of Indian. The kind Chris Columbus thought he'd found.
55 Flash Fiction Friday #22: Pinjraa
Happy Thanksgiving, g-man! History Channel rocks. :)
-smarmoofus
happy thanksgiving, g...tho personally i don't really celebrate it. uhhh, i've got nothing right now, but i'll come up with something i'm sure of it. i'll be back when i do :p~~
Very nice G. Mine's up.
G-Squat,
I learned all that tonight just by watching the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special.
I suppose I've seen it before, but it's been awhile.
It was very educational.
Squanto and all.
Rasta played?!
Woot!!
I wrote mine.
I have to post it, though.
I'll do that now.
We LOVE the History Channel. We watched it all day today.
I'm up and you don't even have to wait till midnight Pacific time this week ;-)
i'm finally up...will read everyone else's when i finish putting stinky to bed. LOL :)
A history lesson in 55 words - wonderful G-man. :)
Mine's up too.
OOhhow could I have missed the Thanksgiving spread at Gmans?
I make my stuffing from a box. :P
Happy Friday Gman, its still Thanksgiving here. I just woke up from passing out on the couch after eating myself blind.
11 PM now its time to take out the garbage.
Have a lovely friday
how clever of you... thanks for the flash 55 info.
hiya, i had to tell my story today
http://gsp-shadow.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-really-happend-this-morning.html
i love the historical stories too. great 55 gman...i'm not up yet but i'm getting there
ok, im up
Some great shows on cable- I enjoy history of just about anything!
I DO love the history channel. :)
Fabulously appropriate 55 G!
(I'm up.)
--snow
Good Old Sqanto!
I'm up!
Please forgive my speechless-ness.
I haven't quit.
I'll be back on track next week.
Hope you had a delicious Thanksgiving, dear Sir!
Neat 55 for the Thanksgiving season. Yes, I am a fan of the History Channel. Me likey.
My 55 is up at last! Running very late tonight. But better late than never! D
I love the History Channel!! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! :)
It's too bad this story does not get repeated more often, because its lesson - be kind to strangers, even in lean times - does not seem to have stuck all that well.
Thanks for yet another great one, g-man!
My 55 for the week is nowup, if a little late.
Sorry G-man...I just couldn't get myself together yesterday to write a 55...a little stuffed & hungover I suppose! :D I hope you had a great day...and I enjoy a bit of history now and then.
Hope you had a wonderful holiday G-man. Your Thanksgiving Eve preparations sounded wonderful.
xo
G-squat...!
that's good!
i love it!
hope you had a great holiday...xo
My Indian name would be:
Crazy Moon Pie.
Lisa, yours could be:
Beautiful Parsley Woman.
Yay!
Okay, now let's go do some peyote.
That should SO be part of Thanksgiving.
Oh well, maybe next year.
I bet I could find a recipe for Peyote Button Stuffing.
Oh, and I'm going to 'spatchcock' my bird next year.
Doesn't that sound fun?
ha, Strumpie...you
crack me up...!
spatchcock!
whatever that is,
i think i'd like to try that
more than peyote...
xo Dame Lana Parsley
Okay:
Let This Be the Official...
Thanksgiving Peyote Trip!
Sign-up Sheet:
1. Beautiful Parsley Woman
2. Crazy Moon Pie
3. ....
^^^^^^^this could be YOU!
Hurry!
Spaces are limited.
You know, depending on how much peyote we can get our little hands on.
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