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Jamie has finished all his chores and desperately wants to go out and play. However, his mom insists that he tidies his room before going outside. Grumbling, Jamie tidies his toys away but fails to make the bed. When he questions why he has to, his mom takes him back though a history of his ancestors asking exactly the same question. Here we meet several of his relatives dating from a 1600s pilgrim back to Ancient Rome.
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(A 1600s girl steps out onto the stage. She sways from side to side.)
Jamie: Where is she from?
Mom: The 1600s.
Jamie: Why is she swaying back and forth in her bedroom?
Mom: She's not in her bedroom. She's a pilgrim, and she's on a boat, traveling across the Atlantic Ocean.
1600s Kid: get on with the story, please. I am getting sea sick.
Mom: And that little girl
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