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Gary Morini’s 3rd grade class at Sassarini Elementary, Sonoma was asked: Why do we eat turkeys at Thanksgiving?
“Because it’s good and it’s big.”
– Tristan S.
“Because the turkeys could be the biggest one—so that when you invite people, they could always have two pieces more.”
– Carol M.
“Because it represents the pilgrims and because it’s the only thing they could hunt for because everything else was flying and they couldn’t catch it.”
– Casey S.
“Because it’s fall.”
– Alan M.
“Because that was the only bird they had then.”
– Evette P.
“Because it’s a big bird and there were a lot of pilgrims.”
– Trinity S.
“Because the village was near lots of turkeys.”
– Nicholas G.
“Because they didn’t fly that good and they couldn’t run.”
– Yamilet D.
“Because it’s on the menu.”
– Ashley C.
“Because it’s easy to catch.”
– Tita R.
“Because the pilgrims were raising turkeys.”
– Alysia A.
“Because it matches the color of Thanksgiving.”
– Yamileth O.
“Because they’re the biggest bird.”
– Silas F.
“Because they’re always on the menu.”
– Calvin R.
“Because they turkey is big and you invite a lot of people to share.”
– Angelica R.
“Because all the turkeys come out and people hunt them.”
– Juancarlos O.
