STANDISH: The second trip was no better but this time I think we have found a good place. I think it is the same place found by Capt. John Smith and named Plymouth by him. GOVERNOR CARVER: I think this will be a good place to land. Shall we land here? PEOPLE ABOARD MAYFLOWER: We will get ready to land. PEOPLE: It is God's will. ACT II. INTRODUCTION: The first winter for the Pilgrims was a hard one. Many of their people died. Among them Governor Carver. Miles Standish helped them in every way he could. He kept his army ready for any danger. The next act will be Samoset's visit to the Pilgrims. ACT II. Miles Standish and several pilgrims talking over military affairs. STANDISH: We must drill every day in order to be ready for danger. BRADFORD: Yes we must keep up our careful watching. BREWSTER: Look at that fine looking Indian coming toward us. (All look toward Indian coming). SAMOSET: Welcome! Welcome! STANDISH: You talk English? SAMOSET: Me talk little. Me good Injun. STANDISH: He looks like a good Indian. SAMOSET: Me bring more Injuns. (Enter). SQUANTO: Welcome Englishmen! BRADFORD: You talk good English. SQUANTO: My name Squanto, I been to London. I show you many things. How plant corn, by putting dead fish in hill. How to hoe corn and how to make into meal. I show you to catch eel and how make Indian moccasins, canoes and lots of things. BRADFORD: We will be glad to learn all this Squanto. You are a good friend to us. ACT III. The next act will be the Pilgrims planning for the first Thanksgiving. (Men and women talking.) FIRST WOMAN: Our first summer is now over. FIRST MAN: Yes, and we have a big harvest; our houses are repaired and the health of our people is good. SECOND WOMAN: After the hardships of our first winter and the blessings from God we have now, we should have a Thanksgiving. ALL TOGETHER: Yes we should. The time for rejoicing has come. WOMEN: We will have a great feast. MEN: We will have games and military movements. MAN: We will invite Massasoit and his warriors who have been so kind to us. GEORGE WASHINGTON _and_ OTHER HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION INTRODUCTION: (Told by pupil). We are now going to tell you the story of George Washington and other heroes of the Revolutionary War. George Washington was the first president of the United States and was called "The Father of His Country." As a boy he was a skilful horseback rider and liked to go into the forest with his dog and hunt. He had a very good mother. His father called her "The Rose of Epping Forest"--a place in England. (Maps are used and pupil points out the places on maps with pointer). The first act will be George Washington talking to his mother. ACT I. WASHINGTON: Mother, it is decided that I should go to sea, is it not?