Ryers Readers - Turkey Trouble

Episode Date: November 23, 2022

Turkey is in trouble! Big trouble. The kind of trouble where, it’s Thanksgiving….and you’re the main course!

Let's do this! Thank you so much for tuning into today's story. Don't forget to rate and follow, so you never miss out on all the Ryers' readers fun. Before we get into the story, do you want to know a fun fact? Did you know that turkeys make a lot of different sounds like purrs, yelps, and clucks? But only boy turkeys make that famous. gobble sound. Pretty cool, huh? Okay, story time. Today we are going to read Turkey Trouble by Wendy Silvano. Turkey was in trouble. Bad trouble. The kind of trouble where it's almost Thanksgiving and you're the main course. But Turkey had an idea. What if he didn't look like a turkey?

What if he looked like a horse? Surely Farmer Jake wouldn't eat a horse on Thanksgiving. His costume wasn't bad. In fact, Turkey looked just like a horse. Hmm, almost, said Cal. Stop horsing around, Turkey. How'd you know it was me? Moaned Turkey.

Too short, said cow. Gobble, gobble, grumbled turkey. But looking at cow gave turkey a new idea. Surely Farmer Jake wouldn't eat a cow for Thanksgiving. His costume wasn't bad. In fact, turkey looked just like a cow. Hmm, almost. Oink, oink, snorted pig.

Holy cow, is that you, turkey? How'd you know it was me? groaned turkey. Too skinny, said pig. Gobble, gobble, grumbled turkey. But looking at pig gave turkey a new idea. Surely Farmer Jake wouldn't eat a pig for Thanksgiving. His costume wasn't bad. In fact, turkey looked just like a pig.

Almost. Baha, bah, bah, ha, bleated sheep. Quit being a ham, turkey. How'd you know it was me? wailed turkey. Too clean, said sheep. Gobble, gobble, grumbled turkey. But looking at sheep gave turkey a new idea. Surely Farmer Jake wouldn't need a sheep for Thanksgiving.

His costume wasn't bad. In fact, Turkey looked just like a sheep. Almost. Who crowed rooster? Bad idea, turkey. How'd you know it was me? was me howled turkey too brown squawked rooster gobble gobble grumbled turkey but looking at rooster gave turkey a new idea in fact it was his best idea yet he already looked a lot like rooster this costume would be easy surely farmer jake wouldn't eat a rooster for Thanksgiving would he rooster might be his next choice turkey worried since

roosters and turkeys look so much alike oh gobble gobble Farmer Jake came into the barn turkey come out come out wherever you are where's the turkey asked Farmer Jake's wife I don't know, he said. I looked everywhere. Oh, dear, what will we do without a turkey for Thanksgiving? Well, we could always eat the rooster, I guess. Rooster, thought turkey. He looked around desperately for one more idea.

Then he found it. His costume wasn't bad. In fact, it was Turkey's best yet. Ding dong! Happy Thanksgiving! Did you order a pizza? asked Farmer Jake's wife. Nope, he said, but it's a good idea.

So they all sat down and gobbled up the pizza, and it was Turkey's best Thanksgiving ever. The end. Don't forget to stick around to see if you can answer today's paying attention question. Before you go, do you think you can answer today's paying attention question? Turkey dressed as a lot of different animals on the farm. Which animal did Turkey think he already looked a lot like? If your answer was rooster, you did it!

great job! You sure were paying attention. I hope you enjoyed that story. I wonder what we're going to read next.