|
|||||||
|
|
|
|||||
|
Narrator: Needless to say, the luncheon there under the trees was a great success, and a good time was had by Puritan and Indian alike. Everything came of beautifully with the exception of one minor catastrophe. Mayor: What do you mean you cooked the turkey, Charlie? Charlie: Well, I cooked the turkey, that's all. Mayor: You put our national bird in the oven. Is that correct? Charlie: Yeah, well I, uh . . . Mayor: And all of us had our mouths set for roast eagle with all the trimmings. Charlie: Yeah, well I, uh . . . Mayor: You did a thing like that? Charlie: Well, the two birds were lying there side by side. Mayor: The *turkey* was for the centerpiece, Charlie, I mean . . . Charlie: Well, they looked so much alike that I, uh . . . Mayor: Well, we blew it now. They're all sitting down at the tables out there. Charlie: Yeah, yeah. Mayor: . . . starting on their little nut cups already. Just have to switch the birds, that's all. Charlie: Yeah, well . . . Mayor: Serve them turkey instead of eagle. But it's kinda scrawny-lookin', isn't it? Charlie: Yeah, well I thought I'd stuff some old bread in it and make it look a little fatter. Mayor:
You do that, OK? |