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Y OUNG Turkey Gobbler, with highly arched head,
Looked at his mates gathered round:
,f To-morrow's Thanksgiving,” he earnestly said,
"And not one of us mast he found;
For I heard the farmer tell his wife
That he would only kill three—
And all the while he sharpened his knife
He kept his eye on me.
‘ Forewarned is forearmed1— a saying oldj
Come, let’s hide ! ” he said.
But the next morning, stiff and cold,
He hung by his legs in the shed.

Miss Yellow Pumpkin, with tears in her eyes,
Grew on a sunny slope.
“ To-morrow's Thanksgiving— they always h a v e ;
Rut they won’t find me, I hope!
To be made into pies— what a dreadful fate! ”
And she rolled from side to side.
<fOh, there comes the farmer’s daughter, Kate,
And I must surely hide!"
Then Miss Yellow Pumpkin rolled down hill,
Bruising her dainty self,
And she didn’t come to her senses until
There were twelve golden pies on the shelf

"I wonder what they are trying to d o ?”
Said the Apples in the bin.
“ If we're to be pared and cut in two,
I think it’s a shame and a sin !
And only think— to be wrapped iri dough.
And put over a kettle to steam 1