Caelan

One day I was was putting my little sister Lilly to bed, I went out to get her bottle, and I saw a huge boat! I ran outside to tell mom and she asked me, "What did it look like?" "It was far away so I couldn't really tell but it was huge with huge sails and people who looked like ants from outside." "About how many people," she asked me. I replied, "20 people ma." "Just go to bed and we will talk about it tomorrow with Massasoit," she told me. So I went to bed wondering what that huge ship was for.

I woke up the next morning, we had a little lesson on writing our letters and then __I__ asked ma, "When are we going to talk to Massasoit?" She told me to be patient and wait a few minutes. So I took Lilly for a walk and when I got back, mom and Massasoit were already talking. Mom asked me, " What did you see Yellow Bear?" "I saw a huge boat with about 20 people on board," I replied. "Let's just start hunting and harvesting and starting to prepare supper. The men got back at about supper time. For supper we had meat stew and some clams. After supper I put Lilly straight to bed and we talked about the boat I saw. We talked for 15 minutes and all of the kids and parents went to bed.

The next morning we went and started hunting and picking veggies etc. It was supper time and the men came back all talking about that family they saw. Mom asked Dad, "What family are you all talking about?" "We were hunting and up walked a family 2 boys, 1 girl, and the parents," dad told us. They said, "Well hello who are you?" "We are the wampanoags and who are you?" they replied. "We are the Pilgrims," they told us. "Well, you know you've trespassed on our land," Massasoit told them. "Well, who are you to say it is your land?" asked the Pilgrim. "We were here before you Mr.." we told the Pilgrims. They squabbled back and forth and got to know each other and asked Massasoit to come to there Newfoundland. Massasoit told them "Yes of course." After we got done with the talk we had supper and went to bed.

So for the next few weeks we would get up and do the regular stuff we did every day,cooking, picking veggies and weeds, hunting etc. Until, one cold sunny day 1 day before we went to the Pilgrims settlement. Massasoit gathered us all together and we decided who was going to go to the Pilgrims settlement. Massasoit told us "3 women, 4 men, 5 kids, and Squanto and I." Massasoit asked the men who would want to to stand up and volunteer? My dad stood up to volunteer and two other men wh__o's__ name were Father deer and Fast Fox. So __then__ Massasoit asked the women the same exact thing and mom stood up and asked" __"i__ will if i can bring my children __i will__ go to __there__ settlement__?!__" __"well__ it depends if they can make it that far and t__here__ age Massasoit replied. "__m__y children are __13,3,__and __seven,"__mom told Massasoit. __"probably__ not the three year old maybe the other children though," Massasoit replied. "__o__h then __i cannot__ g__o sorry__ but my 4 other children can __and ill__ stay back with __lily__," mom told him. "OK, any other men or women to volunteer?" Massasoit asked? __nobody__ else __volunteered "Last chance__," nobody answered. "OK then us nine will go in a few days," Massasoit told us.

We started to pack and pick some veggies to take on the trip. After __that we__ had supper and got ready for our big day tomorrow. We packed our deerskin bags with clothes and veggies and anything else dad told us to. Dad told us to go to bed, and if their was anything else to bring he would pack it for us. So __i__ and my 3 brothers went to bed thinking what it would be like on the way there and when we get there, well at least __i__ thought that.

We woke up __at the__ next __morning had__ breakfast and got on our __way not disturbing ma or lily__. It took us 2 days to get to the pilgrims settlement. When we got there we had some carrots and corn. Then while the adults talked the children got to know each other and start __to__ play with each other. When the adults stopped talking Massasoit came and told __us " We__ are going to have a big feast in October or so." The children stood up and shouted for joy we were so happy. Then Massasoit told the P__ilgrims" we h__ad better get on our way to tell the others I'm sure __there wondering__." "Well ok,"one of the P__ilgrims__ told us, hope to see you in October!"

We went home and told the others and they were exited more than the children except for __lily__ she did not __under stand__ but she still laughed. We talked about it until it was actually time for __it.__ (what is is?) We woke up did everything we do every day for the next month or so. Finally, it was the day before the huge harvest.

__Today we__ woke up and started making some food we could not bring a lot because we have to walk to __there settlement__ __we brought__ some rabbit ,turkey, and a few fish. The women told __us " we__ will make it there with the __p__ilgrim __women, oh__ and we will bring a few bowls, and plates." "__y__es, and we will hunt there and I'm sure they have a lot of food also," __" the__ men told us. "I'm sure," Mrs. Q__uelostila__ told us. We headed there and it took 3 days to get there. But when we did get there they had tables set up and were definitely ready. They helped us set up our camps and we made the food and we were celebrating. We had turkey,rabbit,deer,clams,muscles(kind of like snails.) Our feast lasted 1 week it was really fun and d __i__id not want it to end but it has to. We had a great time with the P__ilgrims__.