DUELING PILGRIM GIRLS
Mia Bella strode into the parlor, pleased as could be. She had taken it upon herself to be this
year’s Thanksgiving Pilgrim Girl, and was eager to surprise the girls at
dinner.
Just then, Katherine Alyse came in, wearing a different
costume.
“What’s this?” asked Mia Bella, “Why are you all got up like
that?”
“I decided that I would be the Thanksgiving Pilgrim Girl
this year, especially since it was my research that showed that real Pilgrim
Girls would have dressed like this, rather than the way you are dressed.”
“But,” protested Mia Bella, “this costume is
Traditional! And if ever there was a
holiday filled with traditional imagery, Thanksgiving is it! This is as good a Pilgrim Puritan Girl
costume as any!”
“I beg to differ, my dear,” replied Katherine Alyse,
“Historical accuracy is very important when dealing with major events in
American History. Oh, and we should be
having venison and oysters for Thanksgiving Dinner, instead of turkey and
pumpkin pie. Besides, as has been
pointed out, the Pilgrims weren’t Puritans, they were Separatists.”
“I don’t care!” Mia Bella was getting perturbed. “I went to a lot of trouble with this
costume, and I think I look really cute in it!
I am going to be the Thanksgiving Pilgrim Girl at dinner this year!”
“No! I am!”
“No! I am!”
Thankfully, at that moment, Julia came in.
“What’s all the fuss about, girls?”
They told her.
“Oh, don’t be ridiculous!
There is plenty of room at the dinner table for two Pilgrim Girls,
traditional and historically accurate.
Oh, and the Separatists were too Puritans, they just wanted to be
separate from the Church of England, which they considered too corrupt for
their ultra-Puritan sensibilities.”
“Well, if that’s the case,” said Mia Bella, “I’ll be happy
to share today’s feast with Pilgrim Girl Katherine Alyse. And I’m thankful that she does such good
historical research.”
“And I’m thankful that Mia Bella is proud of our traditional
heritage,” said Katherine Alyse, “and will eat my fill with her by my side.”
Too late!” cried Mia Bella, for there was Jane barging into
the parlor.
“’Od’s my life!” exclaimed Jane, “As if one Puritan lass
wasn’t enough!”
“I’m not a Puritan,” said Katherine Alyse, archly, “I’m a
Separatist.”
“Puritans!
Separatists! They were all a just
bunch of mean-spirited religious fanatics!
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to prepare some venison and oysters
for dinner.”
