Since the turkeys in Squawk Valley are too clever to jump into pots, the townspeople concoct a grand scheme to lure Peter the Turkey, a plump and vain turkey, into town, but the tables are turned on the residents of Squawk Valley when Peter outsmarts them.
After the King learns that his turkeys are ornery and ill-mannered, he sets out to find a turkey trainer to turn them into tender, fine feathered birds.
In a fun-filled, Thanksgiving-themed twist on the classic nursery rhyme "This Little Piggy," a group of little turkeys prepare for the holiday as one goes to the market, one sweeps the floor, one draws pictures, one knits a sweater and sets the table, and soon they are all ready to wish youngsters a Happy Thanksgiving!
When he is invited to each of his animal friends' homes for Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey accepts all of their invitations and wonders how he will get through numerous feasts without stuffing himself.
An uneventful Thanksgiving season is shattered by the overdose-related death of a wealthy investor's beautiful daughter, a tragedy that Lucy Stone links to the possible schemes of the victim's pregnant stepmother. By the best-selling author of Candy Corn Murder.
Turkeys are an excellent source of succulent meat, rich eggs, and nutrient-dense manure, and raising them is a rewarding and profitable activity for many farmers.