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Show DADDTC EVENING SPPY TALI THE TURKEYS. "It does seem, funny," said old Mr. Turkey. "It does," said old Mrs. Turkey. "Such good food as I've had each year now," said old Mr. Turkey. "And I've had the best of everything," every-thing," said old Mrs. Turkey. "Shouldn't we have the best of ev; erythlng?" asked young Miss Turkey? "Of course," said old Mr. Turkey, "and this is the time of the year when they see that we get it." ' - "What do you mean?" asked Miss Turkey. "Well," said old Mr. Turkey, "everj year around this time everyone thinks of their turkeys." "That's nice," said Miss Turkey, "but It is only fair. Don't you agree with me?" "Of course I agree with you," said old Mr. Turkey. "But there is a reason rea-son for the people feeding us at this time of the year." "They've been feeding us such good things," said Miss Turkey, "for quite a time now." "Ah, yes," said old Mrs. Turkey, "they begin to fatten us up in plenty of time. They want all the young, tender turkeys to be fat, very fat." "That's good of them," said youns Miss Turkey. "Maybe you wouldn't think so if you knew the reason," said old Mr. Tur- "Do They Like to Hear Us?" key. "There Is a reason for It as I told you." "Tell me the reason," said young Miss Turkey. "Let us all hear the reason," said a number of other young turkeys. "Let us all hear the reason," they gobbled. "Gobble, gobble, gobble, we're all going go-ing to hear the reason." " "All the old turkeys know the reason," rea-son," commenced old Mr. Turkey. "But we don't mind hearing It again," said old Mrs. Turkey. "None of us mind in the least, gobble, gobble, gobble; none of us mind in the least," said the old turkeys. tur-keys. "We are approaching the time of the year," began old Mr. Turkey, "known as Thanksgiving time. There Is one day called Thanksgiving day which Is supposed to be a very fine day. "But It doesn't seem to make much difference to peIe whether It Is a fine day or whether It Isn't; they always al-ways think Thanksgiving day Is a fine day. ' "Now after Thanksgiving day comes Christmas day not the very next day of course, but the next big holiday Is Christmas day. . ' "Folks like to have us for these days, but especially do they like to have us for Thanksgiving day." "Do they like to hear us gobble and give concerts?" asked Miss Turkey. "Gracious," said old Mr. Turkey, "how young and Ignorant the child Is. No, Miss Turkey," he continued, "they do not care to hear us gobble on' Thanksgiving day. They care to eat us Instead." "Eat us?" said Miss Turkey. "Ah, It sounds quite horrible, but at the same time turkeys have alwaj's been glad and honored to have been chosen as the special part of the meal of a special day In fact, of two special spe-cial days. "But our master and our mistress here have made pets of us. Really, It has been very funny. They began with a few turkeys, and now there are G5 of us. "Each year they have fattened up the young ones for some time before Thanksgiving, and the old ones,, too, have feasted. But Thanksgiving has come and gone and so has Christmas, and the turkeys are all gobbling still. "They haven't been able to take their own turkeys for their dinners, so they've fed us up and left us alone ! And each year the number grows. A funny, funny situation I" |