"I am," said the old turkey, with a sigh, "and although I have a dozen wives, I must say I haven't yet found one sympathetic listener amongst them."
"Are they worldly-minded?" asked she.
"They are frivolous, they think that the aim of life is laying eggs."
"Pooh!" said the little hen, scornfully.
As they went along, they met a gander, which looked at them from over a palisade.
"I say, where are you two off to?"
"We are bent upon seeing the world and improving our minds."
"How delightful. Now tell me, would it be intruding if I joined your party? I know they say: Two are company, and three are not, still——"
"They also say: The more the merrier," quoth the little hen.
The turkey blushed purple, but he managed to keep his temper.