Once upon a time there were two turkeys, an old turkey and a young
turkey. The old turkey had been cock of the walk for many years and the young
turkey wanted to take his place. I’ll
knock that old buzzard cold one of these days,” the young turkey told his
friends. “Sure you will, Joe, sure you
will,” his friends said, for Joe was treating them to some corn he had
found. Then the friends went and told
the old turkey what the young turkey had said.
“Why, I’ll have his gizzard!” said the old turkey, setting out some corn
for his visitors. “Sure you will, Doc,
sure you will,” said the visitors.
One day the young turkey walked over to where the old turkey was
telling tales of his prowess in battle "I'll bat your teeth into your crop,"
said the young turkey. "You and who else?" said the old turkey. They
began circling around each other, sparring for an opening. Just then the farmer
swept up the young one and carried him off and wrung his neck.
Moral: Youth will be served, frequently stuffed with chestnuts. –James Thurber, The New Yorker, January 21, 1939
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