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The Tale of the Pregnant Turkey
One year at Thanksgiving, my brothers and
I were invited to my sister Jenny's house for
the traditional feast.
Knowing how gullible my sister is, we de-
cided to play a practical joke. My two broth-
ers lured Jenny outside to check out some
trees at the bottom of the garden.
As soon as Jenny left I took the turkey out
of the oven, removed the dressing, and re-
placed it with a cornish hen. Then I replaced
the bird carefully in the oven.
decided to remove the dressing. Much to
her amazement she found the cornish hen.
At this point our mother piped up,
"Jenny you've cooked a pregnant bird!"
With this Jenny started to cry.
Later, when the turkey was cooked my sis- It took my brothers and I until early
ter took the bird out of the oven and when it evening to convince Jenny that turkeys lay
had cooled, she started to carve it. Then she eggs, and don't give birth to live young.