26
Nov
The Mayflower Story, As Told By Kai
Topic: Kai and Eidan
Tags: Kai
Just before Thanksgiving Kai wrote a short “fill in the blank” style story at school. The topic was the journey of the Mayflower to the New World. When I was a kid we got the sugar-coated fairy tale version of happy pilgrims. I think Kai is getting a somewhat more realistic version of the story, and then is layering on his own matter-of-fact sensibility. Maria and I were cracking up when he showed this to us. There are several pages after these, about the pilgrims building houses, etc., but these first 3 pages are a good sample of his narrative. The guy in the first picture is vomiting.
 August, 1620: I am sailing to the new world. I feel home sick because I miss my home. I will take my one toy.
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 October, 1620: I am on board the Mayflower. I feel even more sick. I feel like getting off the Mayflower.
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 November 9, 1620: We saw land today. I felt happy because we reached land. I wanted to run in the sand.
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