Molly's Pilgrim

Molly is getting teased at school because she is a Jewish Russian immigrant with a "strange" accent and clothes. One day, Molly's teacher, Miss Stickley, tells the class that they will design either a pilgrim or an Indian for a little diorama and present it to the class. Molly is assigned a pilgrim, and goes home with her assignment. Her mother carefully listens to the description of the assignment: someone seeking religious freedom, and helps her create a Russian immigrant clothespin doll. Of course, the kids at school make fun of it. But, Miss Stickley defends her doll as appropriate because it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving.