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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BKK: PKCF.MBKR 3, 1916,
THANKSGIVING DAY over. Busy Bees will experience just a
wee bit of a satiated period, then human nature will reassert it
self and they will begin to look forward to that red letter day,
Christinas. This holiday, with its attendant two weeks' vacation,
makes it a gala time indeed for little boys and girls.
There are so many phases and aspects of Christmas about
w hich stories ran be written by children. There are the Santa I laus. Kris
Kringle and St. Nicholas versions of the Christmas story, as well as others
from different countries, that are interesting to know. Then there is the
Christmas gift-giving and records of little and big kindnesses that gladden
the hearts of all. Anything of this sort is interesting reading and will make
your letters eligible for the special prize contest for Christmas stories which
opens today and for which stories will be received until December 18. The
winner will be announced the following Sunday. The Busy Bee who writes
the best Christmas story will receive aNinc book for a Christmas present.
Vera Clayton of the Red side wins the prize book this week. Phyllis
Covalt and Albert Sudman, both of the Blue side, win honorable mention.
Little Stories
, (Prize Story.)
When Vera Was Lost.
By Vera Clavton, Aged 11 Years,
Oakland, la. Red Side.
When I was a little past 3 years old
I went out doors one evening when
papa started after the cows. I sat on
an old sled seat and 'later crawled
under the seat.
I yent to sleep and when papa got
back with the cows, mamma asked,
"Where is Vera?" Papa said he did
not know. So they started out to
hunt for me.
They did not find me, so they called
for some neighbors to come and help
find me.
It was dark when I woke up and I
began to cry. They heard me crying
and came after me. This is true
story.
I Honorable Mention.)
A Dream Journey.
By Fhvllis !'". Covalt. Aged U Years,
Crescent, la. Blue Side.
One day we planned to take a trip
to the east and visit all the interesting
places'.
We went to sec a friend that was
living in New Yok. We took her by
surprise and she made us come in and
stav the rest of the day,
That evening we went to the most
beautiful park I ever saw. There were
all kinds of animals and birds -in it.
Everything was very pretty. There
was a large fountain made out of
solid marble. It was full of water
and in the water was all kinds of wa
ter lilies growing and all kinds of
pretty fish were living in the water.
That night we decided to go over to
Niagara Falls the next day for a pic
nic. We got our lunch ready and
started about 8:30 the next morning.
shout four hours and -got
there about dinner time. We. rested aJhouse and clothes. The night)bcfore
little while and then hid dinner. Thanksgiving day he went to bed
There was a larec crowd there. The
falls were very beautiful.. They were
not like I expected. We did not go
back to our friend's house, but took
the train home from there. When we
got about half way home a strange
thing happened. 1 woke up and had
been dreaming. I was lying in our
hammock. I went in the house and
told my mother about my dream and
she said that she hoped that some day
we would be able to take a trip like
my dream. '
I have not written to this page for
. a long while, but hope this letter is in
print like others I have written.
(Honorable Mention.)
' The First Thanksgiving.
By Albert Sudman, Aged 12 Years,
Sarben, Neb. Blue Side, .
In the autumn of 1622 thePilgrims
wanted to thank God for their good
crop. So thev set a day apart, and
called it Thanksgiving. For 'Thanks
giving they wanted to have all of the
good thigs to eat they could think of.
The men went to the forest to hunt.
They killed deer' wild turkeys, and
other game; they also went fishing.
Thje children went to the seashore
and gathered clams. The women
baked cakes, pies, biscuits nad pud
dings. At sunrise they heard the Indians
yelling. Soon all the men, women
and children were up. Miles Standish
was up at sunrise to fire the gun.
After breakfast they went to church.
They had a long sermon that morn
ing, which Governor Bradford
preached. After services, they went
home and Dreoared for the feast.
Chief Massasoit came with ninety In
dians of his tribe. 1 he filgnms had
their fixes outside. Near the fires
there' were rows of tables. Above the
tires there-were things cooking. On
the tables there were rows of wooden
howls.
The women and girls waited on the
table while the men and Indians ate.
First they put hot chowder in the
bowls. Next came the turkey, deer,
vegetables, cakes, pies, puddings and
fish.
The feast lasted three days. After
the dinner of the first duy the Indians
gave the white people some popcorn.
Then the Indians showed the white
men 'how they shot the bow and
arrow.
After that Miles Standish with his
army showed the Indians how they
Ichnf !, crime At lit-cr th Indiana
were afraid, but soon became used to
it. After the feast the Indians killed
five deer and gave therno the white
people.
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The Eirst Thanksgiving.
By Viola Bohling, Aged. 13 Years,
Pender Neb. Red Side.
Thanksgiving was first celebrated
by the pilgrims. These people came
to our country long ago from Eng
land. They landed here in the cold
month of December. Many of them
died from cold and hunger.
Those who were left went to work
bravely to plant their crops and to
build better houses. They toiled all
summer long. In the fall they were
rewarded with a good harvest of corn,
pumpkins and other things. It made
-the pilgrims so happy that they felt
. like thanking the Lord for his kind
ness. A day was set apart for thanksgiv
ing. On this day all the Pilgrims
fasted and gathered at the meeting
place. Here thev thanked God for
their blessings.
After the thanksgiving service the
people had a feast. Ninety Indians
were invited. They could not have
half the dainties that even the poorest
of us may have today, but they had
some good things, put of corn they
made hominy, "sariip and journey
cakes. They had pumpkin pies, wild
plums and grapes, fish and game. The
hunterg brought turkeys and wild
ducks. The Indians brought five
,deers.
The Indians seemed to enjoy it.
; They dressed in their best costumes,
I with feathers. They played games and
by Little Folk
ran races and had shooting matches.
They celebrated for three days. Then
the Indians went back to their homes.
This was the end of the first Thanks
giving day.
A Glad Thanksgiving.
By Forrest Esley, Aged 10 Years,
1912 Corby, Omaha. Rvd Side.
I will try to write a Thanksgiving
story. We are going to have either
roast pork or roast chicken with
dressing. Once there was a little girl
who was very poor. She had no
mother.
One Thanksgiving day she heard
a knock on the back door. She went
to the door and to her surprise she
found a basket filled with good things
to eat.
She took the basket into the house
i and took the .cover off. When she
looked inside the basket, she saw a
lot ot good things to cat.
She called her father and when he
saw the basket he asked her where
she got it. She told him she found
it on the back porch. Her father told
her to set the table and set the things
that were in the basket on the table.
She put them on the table and they
both sat down to eat dinner, and
were very thankful for their splendid
Thanksgiving. I hope every little
girl and boy will have as happy a day
as that poor little girl.
A Thanksgiving Story. ,
By Walter Wiese, Aged 14 Years,
Bennington, Neb. Red Side.
Once upon a time there was a little
boy whose father and mother were
dead and he lived alone in a small,
shabby house. ,
thanksgiving was drawing near and
the boy felt sad, for lie had nothing
to thank God for except his shabby
feeling sad, but in the night he
dreamed that some kind people came
anaput a Dasket in His house, which
was filled with things to eat, consist
ing of a dressed turkey, two pump
kin pies and a quart bottle filled with
cranberry stice, and a two-d.uart bot
tle' of rrfilk. The boy felt surprised
when he saw the big basket standing
on the table. First he ran to see what
it contained and took the things out.
Then he thanked God, for he thought
God had sent the people who brought
it to him.
Then, toward evening, when he had
eaten nearly all of his food and drank-
nearly all ot his milk, a man came
and took him to his home, where he
lived ever ' after and was happy.
The Queer Visitor.
By Vera Lundberg, Aged 13 Years,
Wakefield, Neb. Blue Side. '
One day while Frank and May
were home alone there came a knock
at the door.
Frank went to open it and found an
old woman wtih a bag on her shoul
der. They invited her in, but she did
not say a word. '
After a while she said, "Come with
me." The children did not dare to
disobey her because they were afraid
she would get after them. They fol
lowed her through a big forest until
they came to a cave. She led them
into the cave and said, "Now stay
here while I get your father and
mother. I saw them go home as we
passed by." So the children sat in
one corner of the cave and didn't say
a word.
Then their father, mother and the
old lady came to the cave. She said,
"I brought you here to this cave for
safety, because the Indians are com
ing into the village tcj burn it down."
The people did not know what to
say at first. Then Frank and May's
father said, "Oh I I am so glad we
are safe, but I wish we had brought
more with us."
Birds Leave.
By Edith Posvar, Aged 10 Years,
Ridiland, Neb., R. F. D. No. 1.
Blue Side.
Goodbye, kind children, for this
is the last time you will see me this
year. I am flying to the sunny south
to stay over winter. That is my home
Over winter T visit thi nnrtli in
and a part of autumn.
I make this world happier and
bring sunshine to many homes. I
can sing them some beautiful songs.
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for the "north birds do not snip
many songs,' and sonic don't sing
any. We are called the "south" birds,
for we live where it is warm and the
"north" birds live in the cold region,
for they can stand the cold weather
as we can stand the warm weather.
We are all a little different, for1 we
cannot all be the same, for that is the
way nature has made us. We are
uesful in many ways to the farmer.
We scatter the seeds and pick the
harmful insects, besides bringing hap
piness. We love to hear the children
mock our songs, as they play with
us in this way: They also try to feed
us so that they could tame us and
put us in a cage. They know that
their kindness would be returned if
they would give it (o us. I think that
they look up to this saying:"Make
sunshine where it lacks, for some
day it will be returned back."
Why Pilgrims Came.
By Marcellc Stenger, Aged 10
Years, Columbus, Neb. Blue Side.
Long ago some of the people of
England did not like to stay in
England. They did not like to wor
ship in the way the king wanted
them, so they ran away. They went
to Holland. Here they stayed for
some time. They liked the Dutch peo
ple, but they wanted to find a country
of their own.
So some of rhem called Pilgrims
sailed away. They sailed in a ship
called the Mayflower.
At last they reached America. Here
they stayed. Many of them died of
hunger and cold and the Indians
killed some of them. They always
went to church and worshiped in
their own way. ,
At last ihey had but one loaf of
bread left. A ship had gone away to
get some more food. When it came
back they had a great day to thank
God for their freedojn. It was in
the fall, in the year 1623. It was
called thanksgiving..
Hughes Wins Vote.
By Keith Clements, Aged 7 Years,
Lyons, Neb. Red Side.
This is my first letter. I am 7 years
old and 1 am in the second grade. I
like my teachen very tnuch. We
voted -at school today. Hughes won
in our room. I have two brothers
older than myself, and a baby brother.
I hope to see this printed.
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Dorothy Bowden, Aged 12 Years,
715 North Thirtieth Street,
Omaha, Neb. Blue Side.
I am going to tell you about a lit
tie girl on Thanksgiving day.
"What do you mean by sleeping so
later called Kosies mother.
"I am getting up now, mother dear."
"Now, dear," said Rosie's mother,
as Rosic tripped down the stairs,
"I don't want you to come into the
kitchen until I am through baking."
Rosie's mother didn't say what' she
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was baking, but Rosic knew it was
something very good.
Rosic was also very mischievous
and as that morning was her morn
ing for a walk she took it and always
made, use of it.
hhc crossed the field and took the
road to walk on, but she noticed
smoke coming from the bushes and
she went over to it. A woman was
there. "How do you do, little lady,"
said the woman. "Have you anything
to eat over to your house? We haven't
a thing. Will you give us some?"
Rosie hesitated and then said "Yes."
So Rosie led the woman and her
husband into the house and gave
them something to eat, besides the
pies and turkey, but just as the
Gypsies were leaving the house
Rosie's father came in and they lost
their precious dinner.
Rosie was scolded by Bridget, ,the
cook, because she mussed her pies
and because she tore her dress. But
after all Jhey were thankful because
Rosie was not taken from them by
the naughty Gypsies.
Shoeing the Horse.
By Dulca Rogers, Aged 9 Years,
Herman, Neb. Red Side.
The horse looks to be very strong.
He is very gentle and fat. His name
is Barney. His master's name is Mr.
Brown. He has a good home because
he is gentle and .fat. He does not
have to work all the time, but when
he does work, 'he works hard and
tries to help his master raise good
crops by plowing and doing other
things.
One day Mr. Brown took Barney
to a blacksmith shop to be shod.
Barney stood very still while he was
being shod, because he was so gentle,
and Mr. Brown was so kind to him.
Barney liked his master because he
was so kind to him and Barney tries
to do as Mr. Brown wants him to do.
"When you've work to do,
Do It with a will,
They who reach the top
First must climb the hill."
Boy Finds Home.
By Mildred Lillcy, Aged 13 Y'ears,
South Side, Omaha, Neb, Red
Side.
It was a day before Thanksgiving.
Henry and Tom were on the way to
town to get the turkey and other
good things.
On the way back they had an ac
cident. Thev had lost something. Tom
went back to hunt for it, and as he
was coming back he saw a small child
sitting by the side ot tJic road cry
ine.
Tom asked him what his name was
and why he was crying.
The boy said that his name was
Fred, and that he was crying because
he could have no thanksgiving din
ner. Tom told the boy to come with
him. He took him to the wagon
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where Henry was, and told him all
about the boy. '
Henry said they would take him
on to town with tiiem and after they
had got what they had to get, they
would take the boy home with them.
They told their mother about the boy
and she said that he could stay with
lliem for Thanksgiving.
I ml told them that he had no
father or mother nor any Ironic. Then
the mother said that he could live
witirthcni, and so he was happy ever
after.
Thanks for Prize.
Bv Florence Sward, Aged I0M Years.
IW8 Corby Street. Omaha, Neb.
Blue Side.
1 w ish to tell you l ow happy 1 am
with the prize book you sent inc.
It is so big and thick it seems I shall
never get through reading it. I be
lieve. 1 have not much time now. or
1 would write a story, but next time,
I'll write a Thanksgiving story. Well,
goodby. Busy Bees, I hope my letter
escapes Mr. Wastebasket, who might
put it in without notice, it's so small.
Why Crows Are Black.
By Sylvia Gustafson, Omaha, Neb.
Once upon a time there lived a
crow in a tree. He wa& a very wise
crow and belonged to Diana, the god
dess of the moon. One day as Diana
A True Story
Boys and girls, what do you think
I saw last Sunday noon when I was
walking along VVoolworth avenue,
east of Park avenue? Well, you may
"augl; and say I am just joking, but
this is a fact. As I crossed an alley
and vas nearly in front of the next
house a large front window fell onto
the porch with a crash. I stopped
and watched to see what was coming
next, and what do you think came
thi&ugli the window? Just think,
It was a cat a lame, live cat.
What do you suppose was the mat
ter with the cat? It was overcome
by the heat and by instinct it took
the quickest way to get to the fresh
air It actually jumped through the
window with such force as to get out
without being cut by the glass. Sure
ly it must have taken quite a leap to
do that, and if I had not observed it
r.iyself I might doubt it.
The cat had been kept near a stove
or turnace register too long without
having Iresh air. Did you ever stop
to thnk that a cat and a dog need
fresh air just like human beings?
This cat did not stop to go to a door
and scratch' until somebody opened
the door. It just wnt through the
window and into the air. When it
landed on the porch I noticed that it
acted kind of queer like, went around
in circles. Some folks would say it
was having a fit, and maybe it was
a fit, but it got better.
So, if you have a cat and do not
want your front windows broken be
sure to give the cat iresh air every
now and then. Be kind to your cat
and dog. Keeping them in the house
all of the time will make them sick.
This is the first time I ever saw a
cat jump through a window, and if it
had been 'a black cat I would have
felt as if I. would have some bad luck,
such as falling downstairs or losing
my tooth brush.
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was walking by the flower garden a
snake jumped up and bit her on the
cheek. n
She ran home t her castle and
washed it, and thought it would1 get
better, hut it kept ecttina worse. Kar
away in a cave was sonic magic water
that would heal if you put it on any
thing. SI,,, fr.,.,.,1 . r.. I.,,,,,,. ,! I
told him to go over to the cave and
fill the pitcher that she had in her
hand. Now it happened that in those
days crows' were a light color ami
could be seen in the dark. "I am
afraid," said the crow, "for there arc
dragons watching the cave and with
my light color they will see me."
Diana said: "1 will change your
color to black," and, as she said this,
he was turned to the darkest color
that was seen in those days.
He tlew past the dragons Without
a sound and filled the pitcher and
flew back to Diana.who forgot
to change him hack to his right
color. She went lo her room in the
castle and healed her wound.' She re
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crow, so she went to the tree, hut
found no crow.
She hunted and hunted, until" le
nealh a red rose bush she found her
crow with a thorn in his breast, dead.
Seeing this, Diana said, "Hereafter
all crows shall be black, in remem
brance of the bravery of the first
black crow."
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Pumpkin Saves Children.
By Edith Kenyon, 3222 Cuming Street,
' Omaha. Blue Side.
A family, consisting of a father and
mother and two children named Helen
and Tom, lived in the time of the In
dians. The house was situated at the
edge of a big forest. One day in Octo
ber Tom asked his mother if he could
have sonic of the pumpkins which
grew in their back yard. Later, while
Tom was making some hideous-looking
features on the pumpkin, his
mother came up to them and said,
"Children, I have to go to Nks. Gib
son's and I'll have to leave you alohe,
as your father is out hunting. You
won't be frightened, will you? I hate
to leave you alone, but still I must
go." "That's all right, mother," said
Tom. I can take care of H.elcn while
you're away." So the mother went on.
I'retty soon Helen heard a noise as
if somebody was creeping. She looked
out and there she saw about five In
dians ready to come in the house at
any moment. She hurriedly told Tom.
At first Tom was greatly alarmed and
looked for a place to hide, but knew
it wouldn't be any "use. As he was
thinking his eyes happened to look at
the jack-o'-lantern. He at once had a
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plan. He got two sheets, wrapped
Helen and himself in them. Then he
got some old gloves and put those on.
After that he found some candles. Hi
lit them and put them in the pumpkin.
Then they got near the window, and
began to moan and make terrible
noises. The Indians, startled by the
moans, looked tin and saw the hideous
looking face grinning down upon
them. As Indians are very supersti
tious, they ran away and the children.'
were saved.
Early Morning Breakfast.
By Dora Ossian, Aged 15 Years, Stan
ton, la. Red Side.
While 1 was visiting my cousins in
Sioux City they were invited out for
an early breakfast, and I was asked
to go along.
They planned to go on Sunday, The
weather was simply grand nice warm
fall weather. We got up and got
dressed and took the 7:15 car. When ,
we got off the car we had yet to go
two a,nd one-half miles. We were
twelve girls. When we had reached
our destination, which ws Stone park,
we were very tired andliungry.
F will try and dcscrih Stone park
for you. This is a wild park with
many acres in it. It was just like
nature had intended it to be. Trees
and bushes of various kinds were
growing here and there. A small
brook ran through the park, and,
everything combined, it made a most
beautiful park.
Well, I must now tell you about our
breakfast. Some people who had just
had breakfast and were leaving told us
to take their fire, which we were glad
to get. Then a couple of girls gath
ered twigs and branches for the fire.
The cooks were busy cooking coffee
and other things.
Now we were getting so hungry
that we couldn't wait another minute.
We all got seated and we surely did
justice to this meal, i
We took several pictures, as my
cousins had a kodak along. We all
got home rather tired, but declared
that we would soon ggojagain. ,
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