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EDEN — Thanksgiving will be especially interesting at the homes of certain Leaksville-Spray kindergarten students if their parents follow the kids’ instructions for preparing the meal.

Teacher Carol Underwood asked her students what their favorite Thanksgiving foods were and how they were prepared.

The children dictated their replies to Underwood, and she wrote exactly what they said.

“We read a book about being thankful and then children shared ideas in small groups,” she said.

Here are some of their responses:

“I like to eat turkey. My mom buys a turkey at Walmart. She puts it in the oven. It cooks for 15 minutes. Dinner gets done. Then you chew it. The turkey is good.” — Travis Fay

“I like banana pie. Mama gets bananas at the store. She bakes the bananas in the oven. It turns into pie.” — Anonymous

“I like turkey. Daddy goes outside and catches a turkey. He burns the feathers off in the oven. Then you put it on the table.” — Brandon Griffin

“I am going to eat deviled eggs, ham and pumpkin pie. Mom gets eggs at the store. She cuts the eggs. She puts the yellow stuff in the eggs. Then we eat them.” — Harry Wilson

“I like to eat turkey. My turkey came from the barn. My dad went to get it. It was alive. He put it on the grill. It got cooked. I put it on my plate. It was good!” — Jayden Johnson

“I like mashed potatoes. Mom got them at the store. She put them in the oven. It took one minute. They were blue and brown and yellow. She mashed them up with ketchup. Then she put them on my plate. Ten minutes for the turkey and it was on my plate.” — Caden Beha

“I will eat green beans, chicken, macaroni and cheese. Put them in the oven. Stir it up. Eat it at the cafeteria.” — Monica Austin

“I am going to eat strawberry pie for Thanksgiving. My mom cooks the strawberries in the oven until it is done. Then we eat it.” — Alexis Rivera

“I like turkey. Momma puts the turkey in a pot. Then she moves it to another pot. She cooks it in the oven.” — Bryce Church

“I like to eat a turkey. My mom had a gun and she went to the woods. It is in our backyard. Pow. Pow. Pow. She shot a turkey. She grabbed the turkey and put it in the oven. She cooked it until May 12th. Then it was done and I got the turkey leg. It was good.” — Colin Baumann

“I like to eat apple pie. My mom gets an apple and cuts it up. She mixes in sugar, pears and strawberries. She stirs everything up. Now she puts it in a pan and puts it in the microwave. It cooks for seven minutes. She takes it out and puts it on a plate. We get to eat it.” — Adrianna Lopez

“I like turkey. My mom will get the turkey at the store. She probably will put salt on it like she does everything. She puts it in the oven. She will cook it for three minutes or 30 minutes. Then she serves it out when everybody is there. It tastes good.” — McKenna Super

“I like turkey. My mom and dad will cook the turkey for one minute. I am going to have a turkey man sandwich. I will have 100 pieces of bread. One pound of turkey will be added. I will put ranch on it. Now I will eat it.” — Omar Saidy

“I like turkey. My dad will cook the turkey on the grill. He will cook it for 10 minutes. I will eat the turkey leg. I’m not going to eat the bones. My mom will cook macaroni and cheese in the microwave. This goes with the turkey.” — Raily Criner

“My mom will cook corn and salad for Thanksgiving. The corn is off the cob. She puts it in the microwave for 20 seconds. Lettuce, tomato and cucumber are put together. Mom fixes the salad. Now we can eat.” — Celestino Juarez Rios

“My turkey came from the store. It is brown from the oven. My mom cooked it for five hours. My pie came from the store, too. It had to cook for 10 hours. Now I can get to eat the turkey and pie.”— Valerie Gonzalez

Reidsville native Ann Fish has lived in Eden since 1979. Contact her at annsomersfish@yahoo.com.