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It was Thanksgiving in the forest of the 4 clans.
The birds were chirping, singing their jolly songs on the trees. The prey was running around in glee, most of them were hibernating due to the snow filled terrain.
One of the hunting patrols had caught a turkey, Cloudtail, Brambleclaw, and Thornclaw helped carry the turkey in their jaws while Brackenfur led the way back to the Thunderclan camp.
"Keep it moving! We're almost there, it will all be worth it!" Brackenfur urged on, and soon enough, they made it back to the camp. Firestar, Sandstorm, and Graystripe came up to the patrol, and Graystripe sniffed the dead turkey, licking his jaws. "It smells amazing! I can't wait! At least give me a small nibble." Graystripe said, opening his jaws.
Firestar smacked the gray tom on the back with his tail, shaking his head. "Graystripe, wait until all of the patrols come back so the clan can feast and then you can have a lot more than just a little bite."
Graystripe pouted and then went back to the warriors den.
"Well done you four, catching a big turkey! How did you manage to find it?" Firestar asked.
"Well, we managed to find one in the twoleg nest, we stole it." Brackenfur said, the three others dropped the turkey onto the forest floor.
"Well, before we eat, I was thinking of decorating the dens for the holidays. You guys wanna help?" Firestar asked, Brackenfur, Thornclaw, Cloudtail, and Brambleclaw nodded, gathering up holly leaves and other plants and draping them all over the dens.
While the cats were working, Lionpaw, Jaypaw, and Hollypaw spotted the turkey laying on the ground. The three made their way over to it, sniffing at it.
"This is amazing! A whole turkey in our camp, I just can't wait to take a bite!" Lionpaw said, his jaws opening and about to take a bite into the rich meat. Hollypaw and Jaypaw stopped him. "Lionpaw, get away from that! The whole clan is supposed to share it, it is not our time to eat, and if you do then we'll get in trouble and everyone will be mad." Hollypaw said, trying to look out for her brother.
"Well they won't notice if I take a little bite, right Jaypaw?" Lionpaw said, looking over to Jaypaw for help.
"Well I am a little hungry, Leafpool keeps me up in that medicine cat den all day long so a little bite won't do anything." Jaypaw said, leaning into the turkey and nibbling on it.
Hollypaw just shook her head, "you guys will see, you both will get into big trouble!" Hollypaw hissed and stalked off to just join the other apprentices in the den.
When Firestar, Brambleclaw, Thornclaw, Cloudtail, and Brackenfur got back from decorating the camp, they saw Lionpaw right beside the now half eaten turkey, nibbling on a bone while Jaypaw was licking his lips to taste the seasoned turkey remnants.
"Lionpaw and Jaypaw!" Brambleclaw hissed at his two sons, Lionpaw and Jaypaw jumped and looked towards their father with worry in their gazes.
"What were you thinking? Being so selfish and eating some of the turkey! That was supposed to be for the whole clan! Just wait until your mother hears about this." Brambleclaw scolded, guiding the two apprentices to where Squirrelflight resided.
"Look! Now thanksgiving is ruined!" Cloudtail sighed.
"Hey! We can fix this, maybe it can still feed the whole clan. Plus, thanksgiving isn't all about the food, it's about having each other." Firestar pointed out, puffing out his chest, "Now come on, don't give up that easily. "This Thanksgiving can still work out!"
"Wow Firestar, that was the most motivational speech ever!" Brackenfur agreed, his spirits being risen.
"Firestar, I'm sorry but that is the most dumbass thing I have ever heard. I look forward to eating the prey instead of interacting with the clan." Thornclaw grunted, Firestar looked towards him with a glare and Thornclaw immediately switched up.
Turns out, the whole of Thunderclan got to eat all together.
The clan sat in a circle, laughing and telling stories of all the good times they can recall. The turkey was now just bones and some meat.
Firestar sat with his family at his side, Lionpaw and Jaypaw looked upset since they would have to pick the ticks off the elders later for their punishment. Hollypaw sat with the two while laying on her father's shoulder, all full of turkey.
"Cats of Thunderclan, I am glad that the whole clan came together to celebrate Thanksgiving! It is an honor to be your leader and it brings me joy to see that we can all get along even if the turkey was a little disappointment!" Firestar called out with a big smile on his face.
Thanksgiving didn't go the way as things were expected but at least all the cats had a good time.