NUMBER
Count the turkey tail
feathers._________
are dark and _____
are light. The turkey
h a s _________ tail
feathers.
Riddles
By Jacqueline Schiff
What do you call a foot
ball game organized by
turkeys?
Fowl play.
What did the turkey
wishbone say to the
hungry kid?
Gimme a break.
After days of rain, what
did the Indian chief say
to his tribe?
April showers bring
Mayflower.
More Riddles
What do you call pilgrim music?
Plymouth rock.
What did the pumpkin pie say to her
naughty sister?
“ If you don’t behave, I'll make mince
meat out of you!"
Where does a Thanksgiving cook go to
change a recipe?
To the "dressing" room.
Thanksgiving rhymes
By Jacqueline Schiff
You dress me and stuff me
So I’m proud to mention
At Thanksgiving Dinner
I'm the center of attention
WRITE ON
Thanksgiving dinner is good to eat. At our
house it starts with
and
----- Then comes the
__
M y ----------------loves t h e ___________ ,
but I like the
best.
Sometimes I don’t even have room for
dessert. When dinner is over, my stomach
feels like it will
NOVEMBER 1985
YOUNG AMERICAN
PAGE 15