Chapter Five of Trapper’s Christmas
Recap: The trapper had finished decorating his cabin and realized he needed to go out and get something special for Christmas dinner. He had just come upon a large turkey.
Chapter 5
As the smoke of the old shotgun cleared, and the trapper got to his feet, their lying before him was the turkey. Slowly he walks to the turkey and, kneeling down beside it, puts his hand on the animal and thanks it for its sacrifice so that he and his pup could eat tonight. Gathering his prize and swinging it over his shoulder, the old man begins to head back toward his cabin. “Halloooo! Halloooo Jim Roberts!!” Came a familiar voice. “Is that you Crazy Joe?” Jim asks as he turns toward the voice. “Now you know I hate when you call me that ol’ man!! I ain’t crazy!” Joe says with a frown. “You are when you been drinking!!” Said Jim, chuckling to himself. “That’s quite the turkey you got there Jim! What ya fixin’ ta do with it?” said Joe. “Gonna have a real Christmas feast tonight Joe!! Say why don’t you come along with me and we can surprise the old pup with a visitor an’ you can join us for supper!!” Jim said excitedly. “Woo hoooo Jim I’d be delighted!!!,” Joe exclaimed, “I ain’t ‘et nothing decent in days! I dare say I may starve ta death ‘fore too long!” “Well then it’s settled Joe, you come along with me an’ you, me, and the pup will make a real holiday of it!” Said the old trapper as he started to walk again, with more energy in his step than he had already had with the idea of a real Christmas running through his mind. So the two men walked joyfully back to the cabin, talking of times gone and times to come and it took no time at all before they reached the little cabin. After getting inside to the warmth and an excited greeting with old Beau, both men took off their coats and hung them on the hooks by the stove to dry out. “Well I declare Jim you’ve made this cabin downright homey!! That tree there be nigh on the prettiest tree I’ve ever seen!! said Joe as he looked around. “Well I thank ya Joe! I did see it that way m’self,” said the trapper,” it may not be fine by the city slickers standards but by god it’s fine by mine!” Moments later the trapper tells Joe to make himself comfortable and heads to the trapping shed to take care of cleaning the turkey. In no time at all the trapper enters the cabin once again and shakes the snow from his shoulders, a beautiful fifteen pound turkey in his hand……
Chapter six tomorrow!!! Happy Thanksgiving y’all!
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