"Ladies and gentlemen, we are wasting time, and needlessly tiring ourselves, when we have Turkey Gobbler with us. He knows everything."
"I do, indeed!" said Turkey Gobbler, spreading his tail and puffing out his red wattles.
"If you do, then tell us who is this strange creature."
"And if I don't want to tell you? Just refuse to tell you?" said Turkey Gobbler.
Then all the birds began to beg him to tell them.
"You are our wisest bird, Turkey Gobbler. Please tell us. It will cost you nothing."
Turkey Gobbler plumed himself for a time and finally said:
"Very well. I will. Yes, I will tell you. But first you must answer me—what do you think of me?"
"Who doesn't know? You are the wisest of all!" they answered in chorus. "Isn't there a saying, 'As wise as a Turkey?'"