StNicholas [serial] . er was a big turkeyfrom the market, all ready to stuff and cook,with this tag on his neck: THIS IS NOT A PET. TO BE EATEN. You can see that the very same words wereused; but what a change in the meaning, madeby transposing one word ! Of course Ebenezer had to explain what hehad done, and pappy and mammy did nt justknow whether he ought to be scolded oradmired. They seemed to think they ought tothink he was very naughty, when really theyadmired his generosity in offering so splendida donation, and his cleverness in devising theplan to save his pet. Then another knock came,
StNicholas [serial] . er was a big turkeyfrom the market, all ready to stuff and cook,with this tag on his neck: THIS IS NOT A PET. TO BE EATEN. You can see that the very same words wereused; but what a change in the meaning, madeby transposing one word ! Of course Ebenezer had to explain what hehad done, and pappy and mammy did nt justknow whether he ought to be scolded oradmired. They seemed to think they ought tothink he was very naughty, when really theyadmired his generosity in offering so splendida donation, and his cleverness in devising theplan to save his pet. Then another knock came, and his teacherwalked in with another basket, filled with all theother good things that belong to a Thanksgivingdinner. She said that the children of the otherschools wanted the only pupil of the coloredschool to have a feast on the day of feasting,and that their own principal, janitor, and she,the teacher, thought that, by good rights, thepet turkey should be sent on ThanksgivingDay to the one who cared most for
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