ONCE
A YEAR,
WE
GATHER
HERE
TO
GIVE
THANKS
FOR ALL
OUR
BLESSINGS!
COOKIES
AND
CAKES
AND PIES
ARE
BAKED,
AND
A LOVELY
TURKEY
FILLED
WITH
DRESSING!
ALL
THAT
STUFF IS
QUITE
ENOUGH
TO
MAKE ONE
DROOL IN
ANTICIPATION
BUT
I WONDER
WHY, MOM
INVITED
THAT NEW
GUY…
TO
JOIN OUR
FAMILY
CELEBRATION!
FOR
HE’S
SO FAT,
I WORRY
THAT
THIS
MEAL
WILL
MORE
THAN
FILL
HIM!
IF
HE EATS
ANY
MORE, I’M
FAIRLY
WELL
SURE
THAT
EXTRA
PIECE OF
PIE WILL
KILL
HIM!
OH,
LOOK AT
THAT…THERE
ON THE
WELCOME
MAT
STANDS
MY GREAT
UNCLE
BILL!
ITS
NEVER
LONG
WHEN HE
COMES
ALONG
BEFORE
HE EATS
HIS
FILL!
AND
THERE
WILL BE
COUSINS
– THEY
COME BY
THE
DOZENS…
THEY
CAN BE
FOUND IN
EVERY
ROOM!
TOLD
NOT TO
BE RUDE
– THEY
STILL
BEG FOR
FOOD
AND
DEMAND
THAT WE
EAT REAL
SOON!
MOM
FEEDS
THEM ALL
– THE
LARGE
AND THE
SMALL -
ON
EACH
THANKSGIVING
DAY!
BUT
THEY
HAVE
NEVER
– NO
NOT
EVER!
FORGOTTEN
TO BOW
THEIR
HEADS
AND
PRAY! |