DUELING PILGRIM GIRLS

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!”

“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.”

“I’m glad we got that worked out before we sat down,” said Julia, “Now just make sure Jane doesn’t see either of you; you know how she feels about Puritans.”

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.”