Pilgrims Anew

Four-year-old Lilly Ruth has been learning about the Pilgrims at preschool this week. On the first day, when her mom, Rebekah Ruth, asked what she had learned, Lilly Ruth replied, "About the programs that came over on the flower boat."

Later in the week I asked Lilly Ruth what she had learned. She said, "The Pilgrims came so long ago that they were called Native Americans." She then asked me if the Indians were good to the Native Americans. When I told her yes, she was pleased.

I told her she would be learning about the Pilgrims her whole life. It was good for me to see the story afresh through Lilly Ruth's eyes. Happy Thanksgiving.

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