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11.29.25 - Part 1 · Children's Hour

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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to radio ized charn Story Art. As
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a reminder, REALI is a reading service intended for people
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who are blinder of other disabilities that make it difficult
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to read printing material. Today we will be reading from
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various books on Thanksgiving. Your reader today is Diane. Our
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first book is titled Thanks for Thanksgiving. It was published
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by HarperCollins Publishers and it has a copyright year of
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two thousand and four. The author of our book is
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Julie Marks. Thanks for Thanksgiving, for turkey and pie. Thank
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you for fall and go leaves floating by. Thank you
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for school I love to feel smart. Thank you for
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music and dancing and arts. Thank you for playdates, for
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swings and slides. Thank you for hopscotch and piggy back rides.
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Thanks for sweet puppies and soft furry cats. Thank you
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for dress up, red shoes and big hats. Thanks for umbrellas,
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for rain boots and puddles. Thank you for mommy and
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warm cozy cuddles. Thank you for Daddy and rides on
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a sled. Thank you for kisses and tucks into bed.
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Thanks for the moon and the stars up above, But
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most of all, thanks for the family I love. Our
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next book is called The Thanksgiving Bow and it was
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published by Pelican Publishing Company. It has a copyright ear
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of two thousand and seven and the author is for
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Guinia Kroll. Thanksgiving Day dawned on a sunny town at
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Grandma Grace's big white house. Tommy tempting smells greeted her
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family as they came from far away homes. The yellow
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plastic Thanksgiving bowl sat on the front hall table beside
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a pad and pencil so that they all could jot
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down there I am thankful for things. Hours after the
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supper of roast turkey, chestnut stuffing, mashed potatoes, brown gravy,
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green greens, sweet corn, boiled yams, and cranberry sauce, Grandma
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Grace announced it's time. Since the Thanksgiving was unusually warm,
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Grandma Grace and the other grown up served pumpkin pie
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smothered with a whipped cream outside on the picnic table,
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and in their usual tradition, Grandma read each I AM
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thankful for aloud while everyone else guests who had written it.
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She unfolded the first one and read, I AM thankful
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for my cuddly calico Anni Kat, who came to stay
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last spring, Sarah. Several folks guests. Sarah smiled, thinking of
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any soft and soothing perr. Another one read, I am
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thankful for leftover so that the feast doesn't have to
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end today. Jeremy. The cousins yelled. The tall teenager bowed
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after each I am thankful for baby Josh. He clapped
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his chubvvy hands and said me too, which made everyone laugh.
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The very last slip of paper said, I am thankful
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that everyone I love is thankful. Grandma Grace shouted a
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chorus of voices. As the sun went down, the wind
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kicked up. Grown ups grab plates, forks and cups, and
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everyone rushed inside. The Thanksgiving bow tumbled to the ground
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unnoticed across the road to the Rooney's farm. It robed,
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bumping through rows of cornstalk, stubble and wilted pumpkin vines. Finally,
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it lodged upside down between two low bushes at the
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far end of the field. On a chilly December night,
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when the field was awash with the light of the
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full cold moon, a meadow mouse mpered about, nibbling left
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behind seeds. Suddenly she saw a silent winged barn owl
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coming toward her. The mouse eked and scurried away as
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the barn owl bore down. Oh but what was that
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brightly colored object? The mouse squeezed under that yellow plastic
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bow just as the barn owl's teylon scraped it. Oooh.
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The bow had a comforting smell and a cozy feel
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about it, so the mouse hunk her down, wrapped her
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tail around herself, and slept until she could safely get away.
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When she pushed her way out, the yellow plastic bow
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turned right side up and went rolling away in the
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wind again. On a blustry, jeanery snow day from school,
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Brad and Jeff found the bowl by their garage when
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they went out to make a snowman. What a perfect hat,
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Jeff said, and plunk it went on the snow man's head.
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In February, during unexpected thaw, the the yellow plastic bowl
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floated and they used to be snowman puddle till a
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breeze scent it rolling to a hill above a rushing stream.
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Too curious Otter saw it and got in wee. They
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slid swiftly down the hill in their flying saucer, bumping
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against a rock and tumbling out at the shore. The
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water carried the Thanksgiving bowl away. It didn't take long
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for a pair of Canadian geese to find the bowl
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in March. The female piled grasses into it, then cushioned
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it with moss and soft down feathers. She kept her
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five eggs warm in the bowl while her mates stood guard.
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When their fuzzy goslings were two days old, they led
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them to the water, and not a second too soon
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for a hungry fox came gosling hunting. He flipped the
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empty nest upside down, then hurried off in an angry huff.
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Shalen found the Thanksgiving bow as she hunted for fossils
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in April. She carried them home in it. Her friend
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Alexandra said that boat would be perfect pot from my
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plant project, so Shalen gave it to her. Alexandra filled
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it with soil, pushed in her striped seeds, and kept
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them watered in a sunny window. Happy Mothers Day Mom,
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Alexandra said. In May she helped Mom plant four sturdy
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sunflower seedlings under their black hall window. The Thanksgiving bow
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blew again over the lawn and down the road to
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Pine Tree Pond. In June, Tory squilled tadpost. She spotted
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the bow, scooped seven tadpoles into it, and took them
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to school. There, she and the other third graders watched
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them every day till they turned into full fledged frogs.
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Tory brought the frogs back to the pond in the
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yellow plastic bow and let them go. The bow found
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its way across the highway to an apartment building. Alyssa
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used it as a boat to float her doll Denise,
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and her waiting pull on a sweltering July afternoon. That evening,
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augusty thunderstorm took the bowl across the field next door,
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where it tumbled between rows of ripe red tomatoes and
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sweet green peppers. In August, the bow wound up in
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Christopher's sandbox. He and his best friend Noah used it
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as a mow to build a grand castle for their
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knights and dragons. In September, Christopher's mom wragged her yard
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and added the bow to her bin for recycling plastic.
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The bow fell off the recycling truck when mister Bacon,
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the trash collector, hit a bump. It rowed all the
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way to Tyler's backyard. Are you big enough to fill?
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The bird feeder. His grandpa asked him. Tyler still on
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tippy toes, but wasn't quite tall enough. Then he turned
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over the thanksgin Giving bow, used it as a step stool,
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and reached just right looking for food. In late October,
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a mother raccoon and her three playful kids discovered the
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yellow plastic bow and decided to investigate. They prodded it
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and pushed it around past the Rooney's farm and across
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the road. When they got hungry, they left it in
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a pile of orange leaves in front of a big
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white house. On Thanksgiving Day, Grandma Grace's family pulled into
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the driveway once again, toddler Josh he spotted something in
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the yard and ran to get it. He came back
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a second later, wearing a yellow plastic cat. He marched
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prowling into the house, declaring, I a builder my helmet mercy.
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Grandma Grace exclaimed, I've been looking all over for that.
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Wherever did you find my Thanksgiving bow? Right where we
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left it last year? Sarah answered, hmm. Grandma Grace looked puzzled,
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then she smiled and opened arms for warm tights, sweet
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smelling Thanksgiving hugs. Our next book is called The Berensteon
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Bears Thanksgiving All Around. It was published by Benstein Publishing Incorporated,
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and it has a copyright ear of twenty fourteen. The
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author is Mike Berenstein. Thanksgiving is all around, says Papa Bear.
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Look at the bright falk colors. The thall is nearly over,
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says Mama Bear. The leaves are dropping fast. I see
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turkey track, says Sister Bear. Here's a flock of wild turkeys.
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If the wild turkeys are out, says Brother Bear. Thanksgiving
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must be near. Winter will be here soon, says brother.
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The geese are all flying south. Some more turkey tracks
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led into this orchard, says sister. But no turkeys, said Brother,
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only apples. This is this farmer Ben's farm, says Papa.
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The turkey must belong here here. Turkey turkey, turkey turkey,
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calls sister. Who's a turkey, says missus Ben. I'm pilling
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corn on the cob. No turkey here, either, says farm
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or Ben. I'm stuffing a Thanksgiving scarecrow. I don't see
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turkeys in the pumpkin patch, says brother. But I do
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see mister woodchuck. Missus Ben's pumpkin pie will make a
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good dessert, says sister. Here's the farmyard, says Papa. Did
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the turkey go into the barn with the cows? Is
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mister turkey visiting friends in the chicken coop? Asks Mama.
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There are lots of eggs, but no mister turkey, says brother. Hmm,
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says brother. There are turkey feathers down by the pond
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with the duckskiese and swans. That turkey must be very close,
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says Sister. Why here's mister turkey himself, says Papa. What
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a fine proud fellow. Look at him spread his colorful tale,
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says Mama. Now we really know that Turkey Day is
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on the way, says the whole Bear family. A happy
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Thanksgiving to all. Our next book is titled How to
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Catch a Turkey and it was published by Source Books,
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which is affiliated with Scholastic Incorporated. It has a copyright
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year of twenty eighteen and it was written by Adam Wallace.
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Here we are on Thanksgiving Day. It's that special time
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of the year. Yes, I know I am a turkey.
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That much should be clear. So gather around. I have
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a tale, and it's really quite a story. What I
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tell you now is not a joke. It is my
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crowning glory. It all begin one year ago. I was
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at school. You see, play preparations were underway, but that
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didn't matter to me. Some kids walked by in silly
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clothes talking about the play. Well, even have a turkey
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on stage. It's perfect for Thanksgiving Day. Turkey stage. No way, Nohow?
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Had I really heard that right? I broke out of
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my pen and ran away with a case of bad
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stage fright. I burst into the science room, knocked over
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flask and beakers, and the cry of catch that turkey
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boomed over the loud speakers. So now more children join
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the chase with catapults and food, but their goofy mashed
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potatoes weren't enough to keep me glued up. Next, there
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was a maze of books that stretched from wall to wall.
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But with a big hop and a mighty flap, I
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managed to escape at all. I duck past chairs and
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bags and desks. Now that was quite the trick. The
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kids thought they could stop me here, but I was
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much too quick. I ran outside to the jungle gym,
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thinking I could hide, but the recess yard was all
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tricked out. I'd have better luck inside. Finally the kids
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gave up, but the principal gave Chase. My only hope
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of escaping her was keeping up my pace. I slid
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into the coach's room and crashed into a chair. I
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got tangled up in jerseys, but I won't get stuck
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in there. I ran into a curtain. There was nowhere
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else to go. I couldn't get past the principal, but
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the curtain led to the show. My heart was racing.
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I started to sweat. I couldn't squawk or run. I
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took a deep breath. I can do this. Who knows
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this might be fun? A kid stood up and pointed,
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Oh my gosh, he's so cute. He really is a
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parent agree in his little mascot suit. I started to
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smile and even dance while the crowd continued to cheer.
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I was filled with joy that I took the chance,
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and that's what started my mascot career. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
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Our next story is called Pete the Cat The First Thanksgiving,
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and it was published by Harper Festival, an imprint of
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Harper Collins Chuner's books as a copyright eyear of twenty thirteen,
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and the story was written by Kimberly and James Steen.
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Pete was nervous about being a pilgrim in his class's
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Thanksgiving play the first Thanksgiving. Just do your best, his
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best friend, Kelly said. Pete said he would try. He
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was ready. His mom had even made him a pilgrim hat,
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which was really cool. Pete took his place at the
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front of the giant ship that his class had made
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out of cardboard. Pete was a pilgrim on the Mayflower.
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In sixteen twenty, a group of Pilgrims decided to leave
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England for the New World to build a new life.
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It was a long, long trip on a big, big ship.
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All the Pilgrims sang, this sea was rough and very dangerous.
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Many pilgrims got very, very sick. The dream of a
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new start in a new world made the hard trip
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all worth it. For more than two months the Pilgrims sailed,
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they wondered if they would ever get there. After sixty
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five days on the ship, the New World finally came
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into view Land ho Pete cried. All the Pilgrims did
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a happy dance. The Pilgrims arrived in the New World
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at Plymouth Rock in what is now Massachusetts. Everyone had
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many chores to do, like growing food, finding water, and
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building shelters. The first winter in the new world was
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long and hard. In the spring, the Pilgrims had to
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decide whether to give up and go back to England
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or keep trying. The Pilgrims had heard about the Native Americans,
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and many worried that they would not be friendly. Pete
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had never met a kid he did not like, so
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he thought they would be kind. Pete was right. He
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made a new friend in Squanto. Squanto and the other
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Native Americans showed the Pilgrims how to grow crops like corn, beans,
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and squash. By summer, the Pilgrims had learned how to
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farm the new land. By fall harvest, the Pilgrims had
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plenty of food. To thank Squanta on the other Native Americans,
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the Pilgrims invited them to share the harvest. This celebration
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became known as the First Thanksgiving. Pete was relieved when
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the play was over. He had remembered all his lines. Wow,
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I never thought about how hard it was back then,
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said Pete. You did great, CALLI said. Later, at Thanksgiving
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dinner with his family, Pete said, let's all go around
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the table and say something we are thankful for. I'm
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thankful for my family, said Pete's mom. I'm thankful for
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my skateboards, said Bob. I'm thankful for the brave pilgrims
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that started this new free world, said Pete. What are
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you thankful for? Our next story is called Happy Thanksgiving Tiny,
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and it was published by Penguin Young Readers, an imprint
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of Penguin Random House. It has a copyright year of
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twenty eighteen and the author is carry Meister look Tiny
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at Thanksgiving. Play, I sing, I dance, I get a part.
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I am an ear of corn. Tiny wants apart two. Sorry, Tiny,
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there are no parts for dogs. I know Tiny is big.
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He can help. Tiny helps with the set. Oh no stop, Tiny,
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Tiny helps with the props. Oh no crash, Sorry Tiny,
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you need to stay out. I work on my lines,
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Tiny weights. Today is the show? Oh no, the turkey
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is sick? Who will be the turkey? Tiny will? The
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play is fun? Tiny is a good turkey. Happy Thanksgiving, Tiny.
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Our next book is called Just a Special Thanksgiving And
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it was published by Harper Festival, an imprint of Harper
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Collins Publishers. It has a copyright year of twenty fifteen,
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and the author of our book is Mercer Mayer. It
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was the last day of school before the Thanksgiving holiday.
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My class was making projects to take home. Tiger said,
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my turkey looked like a pumpkin. I said, Tiger's pilgrim
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looked like a fence post with scribbles. Everyone laughed. Miss
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Kitty said, time to clean up. Don't forget the school
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play tonight. The bell rang and it was time to
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go home. That evening, I got ready for the play.
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Mom helped me put on my costume. I was a turkey.
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We drove to school and I went backstage to wait.
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I looked out at the audience. There were so many critters.
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I got butterflies in my tummy. The curtain went up
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and the play began. When it was my turn to
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say something, I forgot my lines. I was just so nervous,
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so I surprised everyone insane is son instead. I think
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they liked it, because they all clapped. The play was
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finally over, and I was happy to go home. I
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was so tired I fell asleep without a story for
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the first time ever. The next morning, I got up early.
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It was the big Thanksgiving day parade. The Critter Scout
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troop and I were marching in our costumes from the play.
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After a while, I was tired. I climbed up on
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a float. I could see everything. Hi Mom, Hi Dad,
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I called. They didn't look too happy. Mister policeman helped
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me down. He took me to the Lost and Found
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and I found my mom, my dad, and little sister.
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We went home. After all that, Mom was very mad,
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Dad was too, and my little sister couldn't stop laughing.
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After dinner, we went shopping for the turkey and stuff.
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See how strong I am? I said, Oops, I dropped
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the turkey. Don't worry, Mom, I can brush it off.
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We eat Cranberry's stead. I called. I grabbed them up,
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and little sister held the bag. I missed the bag.
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I called, how about some help? Huh Dad. The next
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day we were up early. Everybody helped prepare the feast.
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Finally the turkey was ready. Dad said we were having
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a surprise dinner. We cleaned up and took the turkey
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to the car. We drove to the community center. Everyone
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from town was there. Mom told us that the town
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decided to have a big community Thanksgiving dinner. They invited
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all the critters who couldn't have a nice dinner. This
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way everyone could enjoy it together. Little sister and I
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helped serve the food. It was fun, the food was yummy. Wow,
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I said, this was a really special Thanksgiving. Our next
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story is titled Fans Nancy Our Thanksgiving Banquet, and it
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was published by Harper Festival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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It has a copyright year of twenty eleven and it
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was written by Jane O'Connor. Ooh la la. Grandma and
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Grandpa are hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year. After driving for hours,
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we have finally reached our destination. That's fancy for the
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place we want to be. Grandpa opens the door and
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gives me a giant bear hug. Well, sure, we both say.
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My grandfather and I love to speak French to each other.
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What a celebration this will be. There's a gigantic turkey,
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Grandma's secret stuffing, green beans and authentic cranberry sauce that
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didn't come out of a can. And desserts there are
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almost too many to count. This is not just a
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Thanksgiving dinner. This is way fancier. This is a Thanksgiving banquet.
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When it's time to eat, I head for the big table.
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My mom tells me to go sit at the kid's
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table again. But I'm so much more mature than Jojo
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and my cousins. I say, mature is a fancy way
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for grown up. I know, but there aren't enough chairs
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at our table. Mom says, I take the place at
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the kid's table. There are paper plates, paper napkins, and
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a paper tablecloth. The glasses are plastic. It's not nearly
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as fancy as the big table, but the food is
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simply delicious. I am careful to eat with my pinky up,
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and after each bite, I dab my lips with my napkin.
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That means I wipe my mouth very gently. Jojo is
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not using her party manners. She puts her napkin on
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her head and makes silly faces. My cousin Arthur laugh
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so hearty spits out some cranberry juice. My uncle has
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to intervene, which means he makes everyone stop acting so immature.
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Would it be all right to switch seats with you,
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he asked me, Ma Oi moe, yes, yes, I tell him,
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of course. Grandma hands me a fresh napkin with a
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pretty holder around it. You can wear it like a bracelet.
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Tree chic. You say it like this tree chic. It
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means very fancy. And the gravy has passed around in
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a special little boat. This is more like it. I
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am ready for second helping. I asked politely for the
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gravy boat. Oh no, I spill a little by accident,
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my grandma says, I just spilled some cranberry sauce. Don't
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feel bad. That's what the table coth is for. What
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a charming host, this, grandma is. I finish eating way
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before anybody else. Have you noticed how long it takes
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gramps to eat and how they only talk about stuff
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in the news. I can spell long words on my aunt,
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like dazl d a z z ellie. That's wonderful, my
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aunt says, But I can tell she is not really
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interested in spelling. Oh, Jojo, and my cousin's already starting
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on dessert. My sister's having apple pie a la mode
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that's French and fancy for with ice cream. Jojo waves
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to me and takes another bite of pie. Yummy, she says.
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Now everyone at the kids table is coloring with the
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new crowns and pass the paper Grandma bought for us.
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Not to brag, but I am a very talented artist.
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May I be excused, I asked Mom. I point to
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the kids table. I'm going to help them draw stuff.
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First I get a plate and sample the desserts. Then
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I show everyone how to make butterflies. It's easy. You
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just make a big bee together with another big bee
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that's backwards. Because it's Thanksgiving. I also teach them something
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I learned in school. You trace your hand and vla la.
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Soon you have a turkey. When we are done, we
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bring our turkeys over to the adult's table. How to
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make a paper turkey. One trace your hand, two ed feathers,
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three at eyes and a beak. Four. Then fancy it up,
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Vlala a turkey. They are wonderful, Grandma and Grandpa tells us.
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They put the turkeys in the middle of the table
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like a centerpiece. Then Grandpa stands up and says, how
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grateful that's fancy for being happy and thankful he is
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to have the whole family together. Me too, I am
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so thankful for Thanksgiving. This concludes the children's story our
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for today. Please join us next time as we will
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read more stories, fables and fairy tales. Thank you for
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