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KIDS TALK TURKEY
by LaToya Mack Sutton & Debra A. Golden, Wake Weekly Staff Writers
Today is the time for sitting down to a feast with your family and giving thanks for all the blessings you've enjoyed throughout the year.
That's the adult view of Thanksgiving. For children, the day is more about turkey and toys. Besides, who were the pilgrims anyway? So, before you slice that turkey, sit back and enjoy the 5-year-olds' version of Thanksgiving as told by kindergartners at Heritage Elementary School. Why we celebrate Thanksgiving is all about the celebration of our feathered friend, the turkey, that's according to our kindergartners. "(Thanksgiving is) when the turkeys came out," 6-year-old Emily Pulley said. Or, it might be more of a weather-related thing. "(We celebrate) because it's going to snow and people are excited that it's going to snow," Grace Valchar, 5, said. "When you say Thanks-giving, it means snow," 5-year-old Corey Irwin agreed. With the dinner table laid out from one end to the other, 5-year-old Michael Cotrufo couldn't help but think we celebrate "because there's lots of food for Thanksgiving." In the end, the name of the holiday says why we really celebrate. "We need to thank people for giving us stuff and doing stuff for us," 5-year-old Danielle Morrison said. Who started Thanksgiving If you thought it was the Pilgrims and the Native Americans who gave us the idea for Thanksgiving, the children say you're wrong. "God (started Thanksgiving) because He made the whole earth," 5-year-old Kenny Harper said. "He even made all the days of the week." Time to eat Seems that not many of these 5-year-olds are looking forward to eating turkey today. Corey's Thanksgiving favorites are French fries and chicken nuggets with honey mustard. "Oh, it's good. It's very good," he said. "I don't eat turkey anymore." Danielle looks forward to having a "sandwich with chicken in it," hamburgers and tomatoes. Kenny likes potatoes, the kind "with the white in them." "My mom and dad really like the ones with the orange in it," he said. Marquis Dunn, 5, said he plans to eat lots of pickles at his Thanksgiving dinner. His classmate, Emily, looks forward to macaroni and cheese. "I cannot live without macaroni," Emily said. Got a recipe for that? Put that cookbook down. Here are the recipes for some Thanksgiving staples. Let's start with the turkey. "You blast it with a gun, take it home, take the feathers off and put it in the oven," Kenny said. Turkey cooking times range from five minutes to an hour. What about Emily's beloved macaroni? "Get cheese and macaroni noodles, butter and milk, and put it in a pan and cook it," she said. Pumpkin pie is a nice dessert to cap off the meal. "Smash the pumpkin and get all the seeds out," Grace said. "Cut the stem off. Get all the yucky stuff out. "Put the dough in a pot and make it smooth. Put it in the oven for about a minute." What are we thankful for? The children are thankful for many things:
Last Updated On: November 24, 2005
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