"The
Turkey Shot Out of the Oven"
by
Jack Prelutzky
The
turkey shot out of the oven
And rocketed into the air;
It knocked every plate off the table,
And partly demolished a chair.
And rocketed into the air;
It knocked every plate off the table,
And partly demolished a chair.
It
ricocheted into a corner,
And burst with a deafening boom;
Then splattered all over the kitchen,
Completely obscuring the room.
And burst with a deafening boom;
Then splattered all over the kitchen,
Completely obscuring the room.
It
stuck to the walls and the windows,
It totally coated the floor;
There was turkey attached to the ceiling,
Where there'd never been turkey before.
It totally coated the floor;
There was turkey attached to the ceiling,
Where there'd never been turkey before.
It
blanketed every appliance,
It smeared every saucer and bowl;
There wasn't a way I could stop it,
That turkey was out of control.
It smeared every saucer and bowl;
There wasn't a way I could stop it,
That turkey was out of control.
I
scraped and I scrubbed with displeasure,
And thought with chagrin as I mopped,
That I'd never again stuff a turkey,
With popcorn that hadn't been popped!
And thought with chagrin as I mopped,
That I'd never again stuff a turkey,
With popcorn that hadn't been popped!
~
Jack Prelutsky ~
I'm putting this poem in the homework packet for my 5th-6th grade home school co-op English class this next week, and I thought you'd enjoy it, too!
Kids and cooking
Kids and cooking
- Thanksgiving Dinner
- Wassail
- Roasted Herbed Vegetables
- Fresh cranberry sauce
- Pumpkin streusel muffins
- CranCherry pie
Have a great Thanksgiving holiday!
Virginia Knowles
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ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up over at WholeHearted Home this week!! Kids would love this poem!!