Otto's Tales: Today Is Thanksgiving | PragerU Kids

[Music] welcome to otto's tales story time brought to you by prageru kids i'm jill and today we are reading about my most favorite holiday ever i can hey otto christmas i do love christmas but we're not reading about christmas today good guess though my most favorite holiday ever otto how sweet valentine's day i i do love valentine's day but we're not reading about valentine's day today good guess though my most favorite holiday fourth of july flag day i do love them but not today i do have a hint for you [Music] what do you think hey well today's story takes us on an adventure with dennis and otto all the way back to the year 1620. can you guess what it is let's read otto's tales today is thanksgiving ruff ruff i'm otto my best friend dennis and i smelled something yummy cooking in the kitchen dennis's mom was making a big dinner for the whole family there was turkey stuffing gravy cranberry sauce green bean casserole and pumpkin pie it must be thanksgiving i barked we grabbed some spatulas and hopped into the laundry basket this is our canoe said dennis and these are our oars can this be our time machine i asked sure thing otto we can use it to go back in time and learn about the first thanksgiving row row row i barked we're going on another big adventure zoom off to 1620 we found ourselves at sea a ship called the mayflower was on a perilous journey from holland 102 pilgrims set sail on that ship the voyage lasted 66 days and was a very dangerous trip the pilgrims gave up comfort and went to sea to rome they headed for the new world in hopes of finding a new home instead they landed near a place now called plymouth rock this unplanned destination gave them quite a shock they found a deserted village with water and stored food they hoped to trade with the villagers not wanting to be rude but disease had plagued this village and all the natives died so the pilgrims settled there and cared for the land with pride dennis how will the pilgrims survive the heat and cold a native name squanto helped them that's what i've been told zoom we grabbed our oars and climbed into our canoe we paddled to 1621 to see if that was true look dennis there's squanto let's go say hi i'm squanto nice to meet you said the super friendly guy he showed us how to fish and plant a crop called maize he helped the pilgrims and taught them many native ways thank you i said to squanto wagging my stumpy tail without your help plymouth colony would surely fail who's that i asked dennis pointing at a man that's mossa soit he's the chief of the native's clan dennis continued the colony is under william bradford's supervision he believed squanto was heaven-sent and evidence of god's provision with squanto the pilgrims and natives established good relations he interpreted for both sides and helped negotiations the natives and pilgrims signed a treaty of peace success and happiness for everyone increased there was a big harvest that year and crops aplenty everyone had food to eat and no bellies were left empty the pilgrims and natives held a big celebration squanto was there and helped them with translation what we call the first thanksgiving took place that year masasoit and 90 natives brought gifts of hunted deer a good time was had by everyone who was there god provided said bradford there is so much bounty to share dennis i said i can't wait to put this food inside my tummy meat turkey fish and corn all look so yummy thank you said dennis for being so kind you're welcome they said enjoy your journey through time we waved goodbye got into our canoe and zoom road road road back to dennis's room dennis and auto it's time for dinner call dennis's mother i'll race you to the table shouted dennis's big brother we ran to the room from which their mom was calling and saw a spread on the table that was absolutely sprawling everyone was dressed up because it was thanksgiving night the candles and decorations were such a lovely sight the table was covered with yummy food i couldn't believe my eyes there was turkey and stuffing and pecan and pumpkin pies mom and dad said to everyone let's all take our seats mom gasp dennis did you make all these tasty treats she did said dennis's dad your mom really is the best to be with you on thanksgiving she said i truly feel blessed dennis said we just came from the first thanksgiving in 1621. dennis's dad smiled with pilgrims and natives oh that must have been fun each year dennis said i love thanksgiving more and more let's go around the table and say what we're grateful for dennis's mom asked what do you give thanks for on this very special day my family god and country dennis and i both did say after stuffing our faces dennis's mom and dad tucked us all in bed they kissed dennis on his cheek and patted me on my head goodnight boys said mom and dad as they shut the door we closed our eyes and smiled thinking of all we're grateful for that was my favorite adventure yet i whispered to dennis you say that every time otto well i never knew about the first thanksgiving and how special this holiday is dennis said giving thanks for all our blessings is an important part of the american tradition plus there's lots of yummy food to eat yes otto the turkey stuffing and pumpkin pie really are delicious don't forget the cranberry sauce but thanksgiving is about more than tasty food said dennis it's a special day set aside to give thanks and remember everything we're grateful for especially for being american i'm grateful for you dennis i said our family and america me too otto happy thanksgiving happy thanksgiving ruff ruff the end i'm suddenly very hungry how about you my tummy start otto thank you pie perfect for thanksgiving now do you see why i love thanksgiving so much thanksgiving is about being thankful to god for our blessings and it's also about helping others just like how squanto helped the pilgrims hundreds of years ago you know being thankful for and giving to others can and should be honored all year round right right hey would would you like to share some of my pie you got it thank you for watching otto's tales check out some of our other stories too keep reading keep watching and keep celebrating how grateful we are to live in america one of the most special blessed places in the world bye-bye happy thanksgiving all right boy [Music] we're so glad you joined us for today's reading otto's tales is made possible through the generous support of donors like you you can help us keep the stories coming by going to prageru.com donate today