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Who: Trucy and friends
What: Dinner and a show
When: Thursday, 27 November, 7 PM
Where: Ari Apartments, the back of the dining hall
Warnings: Trucy's keeping it G, but she can't speak for the turkeys.
By 7PM, everything was set up for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Plenty of food was laid out at the table, which was decorated with a plain table cloth, some candles (actually cinnamon incense, but it worked just as well), and at the center a handmade pretty centerpiece.
Instead of a magician, at the back of the room there was an elevated platform with a bedsheet hung above it for a curtain, and several turkeys appeared to be wandering the platform, all either in paper pilgrim hats and bonnets or with paper colored feathers on their heads. The turkeys were performing an elaborate play, with each turkey given different speaking lines, and there were several musical numbers.
The story of the pageant followed the pilgrim turkeys, led by Jebidiah and Providence Goodgobbler, the lead turkeys, as they journeyed to Plymouth rock and settled. Of course, the first winter was long and hard, and the turkeys were unsure if they were going to make it, as expressed in a beautiful solo song from Providence.
Fortunately, a band of Indian turkeys came along at just that time, followed by a few turkeys apparently dressed up as ears of corn, and one turkey that could only be thought to be playing, well, a turkey. The indian turkeys expressed their friendship to the pilgrim turkeys, and then they all waddled offstage.
Finally, a Turkey with a beard and a top hat walked on stage. Even though the top hat was a blue silk magician's hat, this turkey could still only be Abraham Lincoln. To a lovely fanfare, he waddled out and gave a beautiful speech.
"As you've just seen, the first Thanksgiving was a day when different people came together to become friends, share good food, and give thanks for all of the wonderful things they have in the world to be thankful for. As the President, I think I will make Thanksgiving a national holiday, in honor of those pilgrims and indians. That way, every year, people all over can be thankful for their friends and family and good food, and also that there is no school. Thank you, and wait, you're not done, Abraham Lincoln turkey!"
The latter part was, oddly, said in a young girl's voice rather than the more masculine voice that had been previously used. It was also strange, because Abraham Lincoln turkey had seemingly wandered off the stage and was walking around the mess hall.
"I mean," said the deeper voice again, "Goodnight, everyone, and enjoy your food."
Now, the curtain closed, and Trucy and the turkeys walked back on stage to take a bow. Or rather, Trucy bowed, and the turkeys sort of meandered about the stage, as they had been doing for the whole performance while Trucy provided several different voices for all of them from backstage.
"I think now we all have a better understanding of Thanksgiving," Trucy said. "Also, there's pumpkin pie and ice cream! But you have to eat all your green beans, first. Dig in!"
((Mods, let's deduct, oh, say, $75 from Trucy for the decorations, a new dress, and also some of the food.))
What: Dinner and a show
When: Thursday, 27 November, 7 PM
Where: Ari Apartments, the back of the dining hall
Warnings: Trucy's keeping it G, but she can't speak for the turkeys.
By 7PM, everything was set up for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Plenty of food was laid out at the table, which was decorated with a plain table cloth, some candles (actually cinnamon incense, but it worked just as well), and at the center a handmade pretty centerpiece.
Instead of a magician, at the back of the room there was an elevated platform with a bedsheet hung above it for a curtain, and several turkeys appeared to be wandering the platform, all either in paper pilgrim hats and bonnets or with paper colored feathers on their heads. The turkeys were performing an elaborate play, with each turkey given different speaking lines, and there were several musical numbers.
The story of the pageant followed the pilgrim turkeys, led by Jebidiah and Providence Goodgobbler, the lead turkeys, as they journeyed to Plymouth rock and settled. Of course, the first winter was long and hard, and the turkeys were unsure if they were going to make it, as expressed in a beautiful solo song from Providence.
Fortunately, a band of Indian turkeys came along at just that time, followed by a few turkeys apparently dressed up as ears of corn, and one turkey that could only be thought to be playing, well, a turkey. The indian turkeys expressed their friendship to the pilgrim turkeys, and then they all waddled offstage.
Finally, a Turkey with a beard and a top hat walked on stage. Even though the top hat was a blue silk magician's hat, this turkey could still only be Abraham Lincoln. To a lovely fanfare, he waddled out and gave a beautiful speech.
"As you've just seen, the first Thanksgiving was a day when different people came together to become friends, share good food, and give thanks for all of the wonderful things they have in the world to be thankful for. As the President, I think I will make Thanksgiving a national holiday, in honor of those pilgrims and indians. That way, every year, people all over can be thankful for their friends and family and good food, and also that there is no school. Thank you, and wait, you're not done, Abraham Lincoln turkey!"
The latter part was, oddly, said in a young girl's voice rather than the more masculine voice that had been previously used. It was also strange, because Abraham Lincoln turkey had seemingly wandered off the stage and was walking around the mess hall.
"I mean," said the deeper voice again, "Goodnight, everyone, and enjoy your food."
Now, the curtain closed, and Trucy and the turkeys walked back on stage to take a bow. Or rather, Trucy bowed, and the turkeys sort of meandered about the stage, as they had been doing for the whole performance while Trucy provided several different voices for all of them from backstage.
"I think now we all have a better understanding of Thanksgiving," Trucy said. "Also, there's pumpkin pie and ice cream! But you have to eat all your green beans, first. Dig in!"
((Mods, let's deduct, oh, say, $75 from Trucy for the decorations, a new dress, and also some of the food.))