Tales of the Village: Roastie the Turkey
By Boingboing
@boiboing (13153)
Northampton, England
April 17, 2016 2:09pm CST
Back in November I wrote a post - don't worry, I don't expect you to remember - about the village turkey, a chatty fellow who goes by the name of 'Roastie'. I had been quite concerned that for several months I hadn't hear Roastie whilst taking my frequent walks around the village. I'll admit that I was worried that he might have got sick, been attacked by a very brave fox or - God forbid - he'd turned into Christmas dinner.
Yesterday's walk around the village brought a smile to my face. Not only did I spot one of the Siamese twins (the two young Siamese brothers we used to see back in the summer and hadn't seen since) but we also had a chat with the bullocks and then bumped into several of our favourite dogs. The highlight though was hearing Roastie making his gurgling, gobbling noise as we passed his gate.
I'm glad the old fella' is still in good voice but I do wonder if he just stopped singing until spring.
In our village we have a lot of people who keep pets. Walking around each evening we stop to say hello to passing dogs, stroke the odd cat and chatter to the...
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
17 Apr 16
lol I actually do remember roastie.. :D glad to hear no gravy just yet
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Apr 16
he had Laryngitis, or perhaps was taking a mini turkation to Greece, Turkey, or the Big apple, or other food related places.
@Poppylicious (11133)
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17 Apr 16
Are you sure it was Roastie? Maybe it was a new Roastie to replace the one who was eaten for Christmas dinner? *gasp*
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
17 Apr 16
Roastie Junior. Hmm, that's a thought. It could just be they were keeping him under cover when it was cold - maybe in the back garden or in a shed.
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
18 Apr 16
Some days I can do the whole circuit and see almost nobody (animal wise) but the bullocks are still a fixture. Once they get moved on from the barn, we'll lose some sense of continuity. At the moment they're there every day and all the other animals are randomly dispersed. Some days you run into them, some days they're all in hiding.
