Show P T f lasry him 1 W 01 0 f 1 nary f av graham bonner 9 1 l r FATHER TURKEY you must mastbe be careful not to get your ir feet wet you know said father turkey yes said the little turkeys tur keya mother was telling us to be very careful not to get our feet wet tor for the first four weeks of our lives for it we do we will never bev er be strong or well turkeys if were careful aarif ul well then we will be strong and well turkeys the little turkey drew a long breath for he bo had bad sald said all that without stopping father turkey laughed and said well anyway you know just what you should do your mother teaches you very well why did you ask us it we were spring turkeys dad asked the little turkeys you know whether we were or not hotl yes I 1 knew said their father but I 1 wondered if you had heard beard of the autumn and of thanksgiving no mother told us about thanksgiving said the little turkeys tur keya Is thanksgiving something to eat daddy no thanksgiving Is something which eats us I 1 that la Is we are supposed to be good food for or thanksgiving and for christmas christinas too we are going to be eaten asked the little turkeys in frightened voices cheer up tip little turkeys said father turkey it sounds dounda quite dreadful to you now but it wont won t when 1 I 1 explain it to you and it Is best tor for roe me to explain it to you then some one else wont ar 1 5 J it i yes I 1 know said their father have to explain it to you some one else who might not understand the whole thing you see thanksgiving day la Is a day when they give thanks for all the fine things they have in this world I 1 when some people came over to this country years and years ago they set aside a day upon which to give thanks for their safe arrival in this land well its a day that Is kept year after year after year and in order to cele celebrate it in great style they have turkeys to eat its a great honor that they bayus they also have turkeys tor for christmas which Is a day still greater than thanksgiving day and more than the compliment that they pay us Is the fact that were fed so well and given so much to eat bo be fore thanksgiving day that we never have to hunt for our food we are given all the goodies we want and we are made fat in the most delightful fashion as it i on to he be sure all of vs us arent eaten but it matter whether we are or not for we dont know it when we are arc and we do know all about the delightful days beforehand when we eat and eat and gobble and gobble and gobble and catl 1 whon when your mother was looking after you I 1 kept watch all the time to i see that no harm came to you 1 IT I warned tier her whenever danger was near 1 I will teach you now to roost la in the trees and I 1 will teach you how to put your heads under your wings yes youre fine spring turkeys you are I 1 |