`` If these are not good potatoes I never saw any , '' observed Jack , as he received his fourth big mealy one . `` Some of my herbs are in the stuffing of the turkey , that 's why it 's so nice , '' said Nan , taking a mouthful with intense satisfaction . `` My ducks are prime any way ; Asia said she never cooked such fat ones , '' added Tommy . `` Well , our carrots are beautiful , ai n't they , and our parsnips will be ever so good when we dig them , '' put in Dick , and Dolly murmured his assent from behind the bone he was picking . `` I helped make the pies with my pumpkin , '' called out Robby , with a laugh which he stopped by retiring into his mug . `` I picked some of the apples that the cider is made of , '' said Demi . `` I raked the cranberries for the sauce , '' cried Nat . `` I got the nuts , '' added Dan , and so it went on all round the table . `` Who made up Thanksgiving ? '' asked Rob , for being lately promoted to jacket and trousers he felt a new and manly interest in the institutions of his country . `` See who can answer that question , '' and Mr. Bhaer nodded to one or two of his best history boys . `` I know , '' said Demi , `` the Pilgrims made it . '' `` What for ? '' asked Rob , without waiting to learn who the Pilgrims were . `` I forget , '' and Demi subsided . `` I believe it was because they were starved once , and so when they had a good harvest , they said , ` We will thank God for it , ' and they had a day and called it Thanksgiving , '' said Dan , who liked the story of the brave men who suffered so nobly for their faith . `` Good ! I did n't think you would remember any thing but natural history , '' and Mr. Bhaer tapped gently on the table as applause for his pupil . Dan looked pleased ; and Mrs. Jo said to her son , `` Now do you understand about it , Robby ? '' `` No , I do n't .
I thought pil-grins were a sort of big bird that lived on rocks , and I XXXXX pictures of them in Demi 's book . ''
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