My friend Marvin is a very friendly and good looking fellow.
He lives in a beautifully forested and peaceful neighborhood in Westwood,
Massachusetts. Although Marvin is the only one of his kind in the area, he is
not discouraged, and happily flirts with some of the wild turkeys that also
wander these woods.
One afternoon, a particular turkey (we’ll call her Betty)
caught Marvin’s interest, and he could not help himself but to perform his best
courtship dance. He fanned out his long tail in a marvelous display of colors,
and he turned one way, and then the other. Betty, however, was not impressed,
and quickly veered left, away from Marvin. Ah, but Marvin was fast and blocked
her escape; unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, and no matter how much
Marvin swayed and danced, Betty was simply not interested.
After a few escape attempts, Betty finally found a small
gap, and she quickly ran through. Poor Marvin just stood there for a few
seconds, and slowly lowered his feathers. “So long Betty”, he must have thought
to himself, and then he dashed off into the woods to continue the search for
his perfect match.