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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Turkey, by Lucille Colandro, is a fun kid's book read aloud for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school ages (and adults still young at heart), for the Thanksgiving season.

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Transcript
00:00There was an old lady who swallowed a turkey.
00:29I don't know why she swallowed the turkey, but she's always been quirky.
00:48There was an old lady who swallowed a ball.
00:52She stood very tall as she swallowed that ball.
00:58She swallowed the ball to throw with the turkey.
01:02I don't know why she swallowed the turkey, but she's always been quirky.
01:10There was an old lady who swallowed a hat.
01:13Imagine that!
01:15She swallowed a hat.
01:20She swallowed the hat to cover the ball.
01:23She swallowed the ball to throw with the turkey.
01:26I don't know why she swallowed the turkey, but she's always been quirky.
01:35There was an old lady who swallowed a balloon.
01:42She felt as big as the moon when she swallowed that balloon.
01:49She swallowed the balloon to bump the hat.
01:53She swallowed the hat to cover the ball.
01:56She swallowed the ball to throw with the turkey.
01:59I don't know why she swallowed the turkey, but she's always been quirky.
02:08There was an old lady who swallowed a boat.
02:11It slid down her throat when she swallowed that boat.
02:18She swallowed the boat to anchor the balloon.
02:22She swallowed the balloon to bump the hat.
02:25She swallowed the hat to cover the ball.
02:28She swallowed the ball to throw with the turkey.
02:31I don't know why she swallowed the turkey, but she's always been quirky.
02:40There was an old lady who swallowed some wheels.
02:43She kicked up her heels when she swallowed those wheels.
02:50She swallowed the wheels to drive the boat.
02:54She swallowed the boat to anchor the balloon.
03:00She swallowed the balloon to bump the hat.
03:04She swallowed the hat to cover the ball.
03:10She swallowed the ball to throw with the turkey.
03:13I don't know why she swallowed the turkey, but she's always been quirky.
03:22There was an old lady who swallowed a horn of plenty.
03:26She could have swallowed 20 horns of plenty.
03:33But just then, the old lady heard a band, so she marched her way onto the grandstand.
03:44And as the parade got underway, she wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Day!

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