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    Tom the turkey was very excited for 

Thanksgiving. He was going to have a long 

weekend home from school and no homework! 

All of his friends living in Sweet Potato Farm 

were going up north for the long weekend. 

Back at home, Tom knew he would have to try to 

make the most of his long weekend. However, 

one thing that was not exciting for Tom was the 

thought of staying home from school with his 

little brother and sister, Todd and Tess. 

Whenever Tom was playing video games, his little sister 

Tess was always trying to play too! She didn’t even 

know how to use the controller correctly.   The very first 

day of Thanksgiving break, Tess came barging into 

Tom’s room. “Tom”, Tess explained, “I want to play a 

game with you. You have an extra controller. Let me 

play!” “No", shouted Tom, “I want to be left alone. Go 

find Todd. I’m sure he’ll want to play”. 

Tess was so sad that her older brother never 

wanted to spend time with her. She was near tears 

when she went upstairs. She thought about telling 

Mama Turkey but she knew Tom would just get 

more angry. She decided that she would never 

bother Tom again. 

Meanwhile, Tom was getting lonely being all 

by himself. However, he remembered his 

younger brother Todd was still around. He 

quickly went outside to find his brother to 

keep him company. 

By the time he got outside, he heard voices 

and noises. BANG! POW! He wondered what 

he was possibly hearing. He saw Todd, Tess, 

and some of their other turkey friends having 

a great time. They weren’t inside, but they 

were playing outdoors making the most of 

their holiday break. 

Tom suddenly knew what it felt like to be left 

out of the group. Todd, Tess, and friends 

didn’t even look his way when he went 

outside.  

The next day was Thanksgiving and Tom wasn’t 

even excited. His mom was in the kitchen 

preparing the turkey meal. Normally, Tom would 

be helping his parents and enjoying the day, but 

his feelings were really hurt. He was mostly hurt 

because he knew he made Tess feel this way too. 

No one likes being left out. 

During dinner, Tom came up with a plan. He knew 

that his brother and sister wouldn’t expect gifts on 

Thanksgiving, but Tom knew he had to do 

something special. 

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