Sorry that it has taken almost two weeks since my last story, I just had to step away from it for a while to have my other interests can be given a chance while I can do so. For now, I try and come up with new stories while watching Alaska the Last Frontier on Discovery channel for inspirations for my stories.
Two weeks has passed since the Halloween events played out, after which Thomas and Rosie took time to celebrate two other issues since. What to find out what they are, why don't we read on and see shall we?"
I do not own any part of my Little pony Friendship is magic, Tugs the television series and Thomas the tank engine and friends. They are the solely owned by their respective trademarks, while other characters are owned by Pinkninjaprime and blackboard26.
Ponies and Thanksgiving celebrations. Part 1
It has been a couple of weeks since the events that were played out before the Halloween party on the homestead, Thomas and Rosie were invited to the home of Chad Billington along with his son's mother Sally Hartman whey they celebrated the one year since the birth of Baby Carter Billington that entered everyone's lives on the homestead when the two had family related problems that lead the controller to bring about some information about how to better care for children when they enter the world at any day. Pinky Pie had been asked to come up with a fun birthday surprise for baby Carter much to baby Carter's delight.
A week afterwards Thomas with the help of Edward, Gordon and Applejack inspected the yard where Thomas Kept his cows during the winter when the weather is not too harsh. They also inspected the animal barn to make sure the whole barn can house the increasing number of cows in the herd. Since spring there were four more calves born to the heard. Each newborn had to be tagged numbered and the young steers are castrated to make sure no one of the herd ends up inbreeding an unforeseen event. Thomas realized that they need to increase the size of the barn to create more room for the younger heifers to begin maturing to where they will start to breed the new generation of cows on the homestead and two of the steers had to be taken down not only to gain a bit of room for the rest of the herd but to increase their beef essentials since it is better to take out the older of the steers than the ones who are still growing to maturity. Fluttershy came over to see the conditions of the barn with everyone to see if the barn can hold on to so many animals including their horses when the weather gets too harsh to remain outside.
Fluttershy. "Hello Everyone, how does the barn look for the herd Thomas?"
Thomas. "After looking everywhere, the herd will go either inside when the weather gets bad, or outside where they will usually stay when the weather is best for them to remain outside. The pasture is where they usually stay until following spring, only when the weather gets bad, I make sure they are to come inside and be kept warm including the calves.
Edward. "So far we have inspected the fences to see if they needed any repair and we managed to tighten up the loose ends while checking where the predators would likely to sneak through to take our calves if we were not careful enough."
Applejack. 'The only thing we can see that the barn is needing a bit more horn room for when the cows come in from the bitter cold spells this Island can get from time to time. Luckily they have a farm gal who know all about keeping her cows happy and fine."
Gordon. "In other words, she is allowing for her apple Family to take part in raising a new cow barn, since this one is starting to get too small to the growing herd Thomas has in his possession."
Fluttershy. "Oh, how wonderful, maybe I can help too. I love spending some quality time these animals hardly get. Even if I may get sad now and then if I find a familiar face gone for your reasons Everyone."
Thomas. "You have noticed two of my steers are gone, haven't you?'
Fluttershy looked down knowing that Thomas can see why she had brought the sad part of owning the homestead. "Yes, but I also know that is how you survive here and that is why the herd is important to you."
Thomas. "Fluttershy, remember the animals here do now dwell into the past, they are in the here and now. If they have seen any of their members gone, in their minds that was then and this is now with everyone who is left in their herd, pride, flock, you name it. All that matters is now that those who steers are gone to leave just enough room for the young calves a chance to grow into adulthood under their parents care."
Down by the Sawmill Donald and Douglas are busy taking the logs and turning them into much needed firewood for the homes that have log burning units in their homes that heat them up during the harshest of wintery days. Then they have seen Flash Sentry come up and had seen the Caledonian twins at work had come over for a visit.
Donald. "Oi, Douggie, look who just came over for a visit from the pony world."
Douglas. "Aye, Donnie, Flash w a has brought you here instead in your warm home back into your world?"
Flash Sentry. "Just decided to have a walk around trying to find something that will allow for me and Twilight even closer to her."
Donald. "If you are looking for someone who can give you pointers on your relationship with your beloved back home, then look into the barn for the ones who have better idea than Douggie and me."
Douglas. "Aye, unless there is a pair of lovely ladies in our view, it is best to talk to those who have their relationship better than we can."
Flash Sentry. "Thanks, you two, has there been no one who would find the two of you interesting in their eyes yet?"
Donald. "Nah, we guessed it is all the arguments that mi brother and I constantly get into that usually make any company around us go elsewhere."
Douglas. "It is not just one thing or it will be something else that will allow mi brother and I to get into such heated arguments. A-and it is because of such we are usually by ourselves either to slammed into a closed room until we cooled down, or days out in the cattleman's cabin to clear away our heads to make clear of our worries."
Flash Sentry. "Well someday I am sure that the right ladies are bound to find the two of you some day."
Donald and Douglas. "Thanks"
Then Flash sentry headed for the cow barn to find the friends who are busy laying out the measurements for the new barn just as Rainbow Dash had appeared to see if she can bring her rainboom to take the barn down like she did back in sweet apple acres, plus she still wanted to make up the prank playing she did before Halloween week.
Rainbow Dash. "Hey guys, Thomas how about I lay flat of your old barn by my awesome rainboom like I did for Applejack back in Sweet Apple Acres?"
Applejack. "Woah there Nellie, it may not be the same as we were back in Equestria now, since not too many here have seen us in our pony forms, it is best to hear how Thomas and his companions are going to take the barn down and allow for us to rebuild it back up again before the cattle drive next week I reckon?"
Thomas. "Correct Applejack, to complete this mission is not to take the barn down but make an addition to the barn on the side of it. That way the main body of the barn is to remain, and there will additional space for mothering cows with their young calves especially during cold icy spells."
Then Rosie and Holly had appeared with Flash Sentry looking to help out with the build to ensure the cows are comfortable during freeze spells.
Rosie. "Hello everyone, we just spotted this lonely fellow looking for some pointers about his personal interest with someone."
Flash. "Actually, I need some better ways of allowing twilight and me becoming more closer to each other, like you have been since learning all about your relationships with your loved ones."
Thomas. "Relations take time to develop and your journey with Twilight had just begun Flash. I was not that strong with Rosie after our first night together, and I do not mean when we just became human."
Rosie. "That is right, it took Thomas and me a long time for our relationship to grow strong, even if some of our friends envy my relationships with my man who was once the engine in blue."
Edward. "I can remember the times when I have accidentally listened to their conversations of their daily activities with each other. There were times when their relations were tittering one way or another, in the end they always find the reasons to remain together." Then turned to Thomas and Rosie for an apology. "Sorry Thomas and Rosie, I found your relationship a bit interesting at times."
Rosie. "That is OK since at the time it seemed that it was just Thomas and I who had a real relationship while everyone else wondered who they wanted to be with besides that of James and Molly of course."
Thomas just chuckled at that. "James was so envious of my interest in Rosie, he had vented to Molly about it that allowed for molly to announced who she finds appealing, and when she did, he just stopped complaining about our relationship since then."
Everyone laughed at how James and Molly came together just by a silly rant of James, while Molly let loose her interest in the red engine who is now in their room in the engine Dormers where the two rest their heads for the night.
In the room, James and Molly were together on the love seat watching some holiday romance movie, just the two of them when Jessica and Jasper had entered the room in hopes to find time while watching the same movie as the other two. James just noticed them as they entered.
James. "Oh Jessica, Jasper coming in to take part in this movie we are about to watch?"
Jessica. "If that is alright with Molly and you brother?"
Molly. "Not at all Jessica, so how is everything so far you two?"
Jasper. "Never better Molly, while everyone else is in the barns to increase the size for the growing herds, we are about to ride a holiday magical event even if the Christmas Holidays are over six weeks away."
James. "What and bypass your special holiday from the states from this time of year?"
Jasper. "You mean Thanksgiving James?" James nodded yes. "Not even for one or a thousand years James."
Jessica. "That is not until the following week James, why bring it up now?'
James. "Just checking if we have not forgotten the special holiday, we all took part in for our American Friends who we celebrated the event for."
Jessica. "James when it comes to American Holidays like Thanksgiving, Jasper is going to be the first to tell you that he refuses to pass special holidays like Thanksgiving. It will important to him as it will be important to Thomas when he plans to hold it again like last year."
Molly. "Except we are more prepared in catering the Thanksgiving event thanks to the controller last year, insisting on how the food is prepared in such timely manner for everything to be ready for the event."
Over by the Bunny hutches Oliver and Gina who took a day off from her job decided to help Oliver with some of the projects he plans to use for this years Thanksgiving Celebration. This year he plans to build a bush craft table made from the lumber and the fallen smaller timbers that were blown down by strong storm winds, then taken them inside of the workshop to take the long blade and began scraping the bark off to make round legs as Gina helps to hold onto the long logs for Oliver to scrape clean before taking a sharp hunters knife to carve out the tendons. The other longer logs are also scraped clean before Oliver and Gina took turns in taking the hand auger and boring out the shafts where the tendons are to be set into.
Gina. "this is going to be an amazing piece of furniture you are making my love."
Oliver. "I thought about bringing in my amazing talents of making bush craft items for the homestead, and this additional table is to be used for a desert display not only for the ball room but also for the dining hall's lounge room."
Then Pinky came in hearing about the term desert display table. "Ooh a special table for all the edible deserts one can bring in for special occasions like what ever Thomas and everyone else are planning for next week if I am guessing."
Oliver. "Next week we are planning a Thanksgiving celebration like we hosted last year for our American students like, Sam, Hank, Connor, Catlin, along with Rosie, Holly and Jasper who are from America and Thomas does these event to prevent our friends from becoming homesick since England does not usually celebrate Thanksgiving like they do in the States."
Gina. "I loved the celebrations from last year, it gives me a chance to show how flexible I can before anyone who are native to this Island or not. For me it is best to see how the rest of the Island like their edibles so I can make them available back at the Pizzeria."
Pinky Pie. "You know Gina I was wondering how you managed to learn all those recipes before opening your Pizzeria when you were still the engine?"
Gina. "I learned it from my driver on how the food was made before he allowed for me and my engine side to be part of Sodor, and I began my life here as a human along with Ashima who needed a place where she can find a job and a place to rest her head. It is not just a pizzeria when there are apartments built over the Pizzeria where Ashima and I call home while the rest of the international students take shelter in the boarding house just on the other side of the street from the restaurant."
Oliver. "When it comes from down to earth international edibles, it takes the team of Gina and Ashima to rival any restaurant on this Island."
Gina smiled and turned to her lover in response. "Keep it up and we are going to get even hotter handsome." She spoke as she chuckled before the two came close to a kiss on the lip allowing for Pinky Pie to slip away to find the others.
In the pony dormer Rarity and Starlight are in the middle of some fall fashions for the Thanksgiving celebrations the following week.
Starlight. "Let us see what is considered fashionable for this part of the world when it is not very common for Thanksgiving to be celebrated around the British isles, but it does not mean we are not going to celebrate it here on the homestead of Thomas and Rosie."
Rarity. "I am still unaware such a holiday existed, I mean there was that Remembrance Day this past weekend, and now this Thanksgiving is soon to be a part of the homestead in a couple of weeks darling."
Starlight. "Thomas explained what the holiday was all about, if you want, how about we discuss this with everyone who are gathering around the dining table tonight before we return home for the night Rarity?" Then they heard Twilight coming into the lounge of the pony dormer.
Twilight. "That sounds like a good Idea, especially since no one from Equestria have any idea what this thanksgiving is all about in the first place" Then Doodle Loo and Ralph had come in and helped the others understand the changes the world Thomas and his friends had learned about since their first times in school.
Doodle Loo. "I think it is better to understand the Holiday means to those who came from the states You two, they have a better idea of what the Holiday means to them and may not find it anywhere else around the British Isles."
Starlight. "Why not, it is something to learn from, and hopes it is something we can spread this kind of friendship back home when we teach it to our students."
Twilight. "I like that idea most of all Starlight Glimmer, now how about I take notes of what this Thanksgiving is all about and translate them for Celestia and Luna to read on for their interests."
Soon it was time for dinner to be made and in the kitchen Rosie, Emily, Nia and Rebecca have gathered around the kitchen along with Rainbow Dash Applejack and Ariel who came over to talk about the kind of things everyone will plan to make for the Thanksgiving celebrations in two weeks.
Rosie. "Plan to make the deserts this time Pinky Pie?"
Pinky. "You bet; I just need to know more about this Thanksgiving you have been talking about Rosie."
Rosie. "It is a holiday celebrated in the states celebrating all that took place through out this year before the thanksgiving feast, and in return announced what they are most thankful to make the event more warming."
Emily. "Why don't the majority of us sit around the dinner table to allow from those who had spent their time in the states to help explained to us last year what the Holiday is all about."
Applejack. "I will definitely be part of something I want to learn, that way if I wanted to cater to an event, we would like to learn about it more so."
Ariel. "I believe we will all hear what had happened to allow the time of Thanksgiving in America to take place when it does."
Later as the meal was close to becoming served the boys from the barn came in after washing off the saw dust and got ready to prepare for dinner for the evening. Thomas, Edward, and Flash came over to see where they will lend a hand in.
Thomas. "Hello ladies and my beautiful Rosie, how can we help?"
Rosie. "You can help by setting up the table and someone had to head up to the feeding range to let Toby, Percy, Mavis and Polly that dinner will be served soon."
Flash. "Actually, Scott and Connor had already gathered up those four mentioned just after they helped us starting the addition to the animal barn."
Edward. "They and Gordon wanted some time away while we got word that Ryan was coming up from the Tug's house just after meeting up with them with their ideas for the Thanksgiving celebrations in two weeks."
Flash. "You know a lot of Twilight and her friends including myself wanted to know more about this Thanksgiving you are planning on Thomas and Edward. We all have a lot to wonder about, since we are new to this Celebration that is part of the United States of America. We just need to understand it better since we hardly now about it until now."
Everyone realized that the humanized ponies never learned about the events that lead the people known as the pilgrims decided to venture to what was known at the time as the new world where the influences of Europe ever made it to the Native shores of the Americas.
Rosie. "We all plan of explaining the events that had allowed for the celebrations of Thanksgiving to be made possible for the American people to honor such a Holiday to be known. When the dinner is ready to be served why don't we explained what the meaning of Thanksgiving is all about Flash?"
Then the rest of the Mane seven along with Doodle Loo and Ralph came up to be part of the conversations after they all heard what Rosie had said.
Twilight Sparkle. "I believe this will be an interesting subject for any of us to know."
Fluttershy. "It will not be like the scary stories told on that bon fire night will it?"
Holly. "No there will be no scary stories but a series of stories within the story behind Thanksgiving, and why everyone in America hold to such a thing to heart."
Jasper. "A lot of history has happened to allow the events unfold that lead to the first Thanksgiving on the shores of the new world of the day. In which it was on the American shores of the day, and a lot had happened to allow the most joyous celebration that lead the way into the new nation that is yet to be known."
Then as soon as the rest of the homesteaders returned home, and Ryan had appeared along with Ashima so she can also hear about everyone's interest in taking part of the celebrations of Thanksgiving like the previous year. Before she is to learn with the rest of the homesteaders including the humanized ponies what the day of Thanksgiving is all about.
Ashima. "Hello everyone, Ryan had just invited me over for dinner tonight, that is if you had made enough for those who are not all meat eaters on this Island."
Holly. "Don't worry Ashima, Rosie and everyone else take the time to make dishes for those who had different values in their beliefs."
Ryan. "You see Ashima, everyone who is here will have something to enjoy making everyone here feel right at home with everyone else."
Ariel. "Speaking of beliefs, everyone of our pony friends are asking the question about the Thanksgiving celebrations we are taking part on this homestead. We thought it would allow for any of us who are from the states to explain what the day known in America is all about."
Gina. "Ashima and I already studied the reasons for the celebrations of Thanksgiving was about. I find it very fare for our humanized equine friends what was behind everything that had to do with the thanksgiving holiday."
Ashima. "Indeed, although I would not mind hearing it again, I can have a better understanding what the whole event of Thanksgiving was all about."
As everyone gathered around and begun the meal, Thomas took the time for everyone to take part in the prayer before commencing in the meal. Then during the meal, the events that allowed they day of Thanksgiving will be explained for the ones who are most curious about it all.
Next time we will allow for the homesteaders explain, all that took place that lead the pilgrims to find new places where they can worship their faiths in peace. When it will be dawned on how the events will lead into the holiday of Thanksgiving to be part of the North American landscape to begin with. On the return Journey through Northwestern High School year 2.
