Emily

Hi! I am a Pilgram child and my name is Amanda. I live with my Aunt May. My parents died on the Mayflower on September 6, 1620. My Aunt May had to take care of us.

In 1621 was the first harvest feast. I had so much fun. My brothers and my sister were having fun. So was my Aunt May. The feast lasted for 3 days. The Wampanoags came to the feast. I meet tons of Wampanoags. They were very nice. The feast was because we were so glad that for the first time since we landed we got food and we were grateful for it. I had to do chores and help prepare the feast with my Aunt. I had to plant corn, beans and other foods.

Then my Aunt wanted me to make sure that hearth was not too hot, then I went to the table where my family was at and ate duck, seafood and cornbread. Yummy, don't you think? So thenn we cleaned up and went to bed. In bed, all I was thinking of was how tomorrow was going to be so much fun.....

The sun was shining so bright and we were waking up and I woke up everyone in the house. ''Wake up you guys." "It is time for the feast." I can't wait.I put on clothes and ran to the kichen. Today the duck was fresh and I like it when it is fresh.

We cooked deer, seafood and cornbread but when I was not cooking, I was mostly doing chores like checking up on the hearth or making choth.

One of my brothers, Jason came up to me and said, ''I am having a great time. I am playing tons of games with Morgon and Jack.'' I'm glad that he was having fun.

There were few more days till the feast was over. I didn't talk much with the Wamponoags kids, I mostly played with pilgrams kids. Then I had to go to the cabin and clean up because that was one of my chores and I wanted it to be done. I wanted to see the men go hunting tonight. I'll be careful, besides Uncle Ray was going hunting. The moon was full and the men were hunting for deer for the feast tomorrow. All of a sudden we saw two deer and they were big .My uncle said to be very qiuet. Then, booom!!! They got them. That was so much fun.

We went back to the cabin. My uncle does not not live with me, well he does but he was always hunting and sometimes he slept in the woods. . Then it was a new day and I woke up and went to the garden with a basket and picked some corn and beans, then went back to my kitchen and I had to help cook the food. We were taking it to the feast so that people can eat it. The feast had begun and the Wampanoags were dancing and showed us how to do some of their games. They were fun. Then the day came when the feast was over and the Wampanoags were going home. That day was so sad. The next day we went on with our lives. The good news is that I got to see my uncle more.We did what most Pilgrams did, we kept on planting food. I still had to do chores, make cloth, and cook but it was fun.