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It was the day before Thanksgiving (though they didn`t know it) and Thunderclan was just waking up. Brambleclaw and the rest of the dawn patrol had already left. Jayfeather was already up and sorting herbs while snapping at the kits that were playing tag between his paws. Suddenly the thorn barrier rustled violently and frantic yowls pierced the air. All the cats in the clearing stiffened and the queens poked their heads out of the nursery staring at the entryway eyes wide with fear. The dawn patrol burst into camp pelts bristling. Firestar walked out of his den, Sandstorm right at his tail, to talk to Brambleclaw. After a second of Brambleclaw talking, Firestar turned, flicked his tail to signal Brambleclaw to follow him, and leaped onto Highrock.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath Highrock for a clan meeting!" Firestar yowled. The clan slowly assembled under Highrock and looked expectantly at Firestar.
"While the dawn patrol was near the Thunderpath they met an animal that could be a danger to us. I will let Brambleclaw explain. Brambleclaw stepped forward and took a deep breath. Squirrelflight smiled encouragement and he started his story.
"Well, like Firestar said, we were near the Thunderpath when we heard a sound none of us had ever heard before. It sounded like this:" Brambleclaw puffed up his cheeks and started gobbling. Ashfur burst out laughing.
"Shut up Ashfur! You are such an idiot!" Squirrelflight screeched. Brambleclaw snickered, cleared his throat, and continued.
"We all hid in the bushes just in case whatever it was, was dangerous and waited for it to show itself. We didn`t have to wait long. It waited in the shadows for about a minute then stepped into the light." The entire clan leaned forward in unison and Shadowpaw shouted,
"What did it look like?" Brambleclaw hissed in annoyance.
"I`ll tell you if you stop interrupting. Now, where was I? Oh yeah! I remember now. The thing was super ugly. It`s head was all wrinkled and its feet were all wrinkled. It had this weird red thing hanging from its beak and when it looked at me it was like it was looking into my soul." At this point Brambleclaw was shaking so much he could hardly speak. Purdy stepped forward and asked,
"Were its feathers brown and reddish-orange?" Leafpool, Graystripe, and Maplepaw who had all been on the patrol nodded.
"I believe I know what it was," Purdy stated. "I saw them when I used to live alone. They`re called turkeys; they're perfectly harmless unless you make them mad." Suddenly the thorn barrier rustled AGAIN! All the cats turned as an ugly head pushed through it. Spottedkit and Fernkit screamed and ran under Millie for protection. Firestar let out on of his signature girly screams and fainted. Graystripe ran over to try to wake him up. Nothing worked. He even tried waving donuts under Firstar's nose. Firestar just snored. Meanwhile the rest of the clan was still staring at the turkey. And it stared right back.
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