Thanksgiving Day Play
Characters:
Pilgrim Boy 1: ___________________
Pilgrim Girl 1: ___________________
Pilgrim Boy 2: ___________________
Pilgrim Girl 2: ___________________
Wampanoag Girl: ___________________
Wampanoag Boy: ___________________
The Mayflower: ___________________
Samoset: ___________________
Forest of Trees: ___________________
Squanto: ___________________
Chief Massasoit: ___________________
Narrator One: ___________________
Narrator Two: ___________________
Wild Turkey: ___________________

Play Script
Mayflower: Stand away and wave back and forth.
Wampanoag Boy: (standing behind the forest trees) Look! Over there! A boat is coming to Massachusetts!
(points to Mayflower)
Wampanoag Girl: (standing behind the forest trees) I wonder who those people are.
Wampanoag Boy: Let's tell Chief Massasoit.
Pilgrim Girl 2: (standing behind the Mayflower) Is the boat ever going to land?
Pilgrim Boy 2: (standing behind the Mayflower) Soon! We can see land! Look, it looks like trees and
people are there, too!
The Mayflower: After rocking and rolling on the sea, I'm thankful we are finally here.
Narrator 1: The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts where the Wampanoag people were living.
The Wampanoag people were kind and helpful to them.

Narrator 2: Squanto and the Wampanoag people had grown corn they could share with the Pilgrims. They knew how to find wild turkeys, and other food too.
Samoset: I am thankful for wild turkeys that live in Massachusetts.
Wild Turkey: Gobble, gobble.
Squanto: I am thankful for the corn that grew tall and green.
Wampanoag Boy 1: Me too, and I am thankful I could help hunt.
Wampanoag Girl 1: I am thankful I can help cook the food.
Narrator 1: The Pilgrims were thankful they stayed safe on their trip from England.
Narrator 2: They were thankful the Wampanoag people helped them learn to find food in a new land.
Pilgrim Girl 1: I am thankful for the cranberries in the new land.

Pilgrim Boy 1: I am thankful for the forests full of trees.
Pilgrim Girl 2: I am thankful we can make houses with the trees here.
Pilgrim Boy 2: I am thankful I can help make houses to live in.
Forest of Trees: I am thankful I can provide wood for homes to keep people warm.
Narrator 1: In the fall, the food was done growing and it was harvest time.
Narrator 2: The Pilgrims from England and the Wampanoag from Massachusetts shared a meal they called Thanksgiving.
Squanto: Pilgrims, you will find out corn is good to eat.
Samoset: You will also find out Turkeys are good to eat.
Turkey: Gobble? Gobble? Gulp!

Chief Massasoit: I am thankful we can share this harvest.
Narrator 1: That was the first Thanksgiving. It is a story we will never forget.
Narrator 2: Thanksgiving is something we celebrate each year.
Narrator 2: On Thanksgiving, we don't go to school or work.
Narrator 2: We celebrate and are thankful. Many people still eat turkey, corn bread, and cranberries.
All: We are thankful for family, friends and neighbors to share our feast.