Mary Had a Little Turkey

by Greta Burroughs

text © 2022 by Greta Burroughs WHEN YOU THINK about Thanksgiving, what’s the first thing that comes to mind: food, football, parades? How about lambs? What do lambs have to do with Thanksgiving? The connection between the two is the poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” which was written by Sarah Josepha Hale. She’s the lady who persuaded Abraham Lincoln to proclaim Thanksgiving a holiday. Today, most people are familiar with Thanksgiving. Kids get off school and many grownups get off work to spend the day as they wish, whether feasting on turkey or a large pepperoni pizza with extra cheese. However, back in the 1800s, Thanksgiving was not widely celebrated. Some people living in farming communities observed harvest festivals, while other folks had small family gatherings at various times…

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