Someone sent an email asking about this story. Here it is! You can make it in about 15 minutes today and enjoy telling it to your class tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day....
TimmyTurkey File Folder Story
Directions: Cut theshape of a turkey out of the front of a file folder. Insert colors of construction paper inside the file folder according tothe story. (brown, blue, red, green, yellow, purple, and multi-color) Glue the words to the back of thefolder so you can read and remove one sheet of paper at a time.
*Encouragethe children to join in on the chorus!
Onceupon a time there was a beautiful brown turkey named Timmy. One day as he strutted down the road heheard a bluebird say:
Ha,ha, ha! He, he, he!
You’rethe funniest turkey I ever did see.
TimmyTurkey replied:
Oh,dear, oh, dear! Oh, me, oh, me!
Whyam I the funniest turkey you ever did see?
Thebluebird answered:
Youshould be blue like me. It’ssuch a peaceful color.
SoTimmy went home a dyed himself blue. (Remove the brown paper to reveal a blue turkey.)
Thenext day as Timmy strutted down the road he heard a red hen say:
Ha,ha, ha! He, he, he!
You’rethe funniest turkey I ever did see.
Timmyreplied:
Oh,dear, oh, dear! Oh, me, oh, me!
Whyam I the funniest turkey you ever did see?
Theredbird answered:
Youshould be red like me. It’s such abright color.
SoTimmy went home and dyed himself red. (Remove the blue paper to reveal a red turkey.)
Thefollowing day as Timmy was strutting down the road he heard a green frog croak:
Ha,ha, ha! He, he, he!
You’rethe funniest turkey I ever did see?
Timmysadly replied:
Oh,dear, oh, dear! Oh, me, oh, me!
Whyam I the funniest turkey you ever did see?
Thefrog croaked:
Youshould be green like me. Green isthe color of life!
Sowhat do you think Timmy did? That’sright! He went home and dyedhimself green.
(Removethe red paper to reveal a green turkey.)
Timmywas strutting down the road a beautiful shade of green the next day when heheard a yellow cat say:
Ha,ha, ha! He, he, he!
You’rethe funniest turkey I ever did see!
Timmyanswered:
Oh,dear, oh, dear! Oh, me, oh, me!
Whyam I the funniest turkey you ever did see?
Thecat laughed and said:
Whoever heard of a green turkey?
Youshould be yellow like me. It’ssuch a happy color.
Yes,you’re right! Timmy went home thatnight and dyed himself yellow. (Remove the green paper to reveal a yellow turkey.)
Thenext day Timmy was strutting down the road again when he heard a purple parrotsquawk:
Ha,ha, ha! He, he, he!
You’rethe funniest turkey I ever did see!
Timmysaid:
Oh,dear, oh, dear! Oh, me, oh, me!
Whyam I the funniest turkey you ever did see?
Theparrot squawked:
Yellow’sno color for a turkey.
Youshould be purple like me. Purpleis the color of royalty.
Timmywent home immediately and dyed himself purple. (Remove the yellow sheet of paper to reveal the purpleturkey.)
Onceagain Timmy was walking down the road when he heard his turkey friendslaughing. They said:
Ha,ha, ha! He, he, he!
You’rethe funniest turkey we ever did see!
Timmycried and said:
Oh,dear, oh, dear! Oh, me, oh, me!
Whyam I the funniest turkey you ever did see?
Theother turkeys replied:
Whoever heard of a purple turkey?
Youlook so silly!
Timmyslowly walked home and as he walked he thought to himself, “I have dyed myselfblue, red, green, yellow, and purple, and I have pleased no one.” Then he got a brilliant idea! He got all the bottles of dye and madeall his feathers different colors. (Remove the purple sheet of paper to reveal the turkey with the colorfulfeathers.
Thenext day as Timmy Turkey strutted down the road everyone laughed and cheered!
Ha,ha, ha! He, he, he!
You’rethe most beautiful turkey we ever did see!
Andthat’s why you always see turkeys with beautiful tail colors!
