VIENNA — The Maries County Advocate asked students at the Vienna Early Learning Center an important question ahead of Thanksgiving: “How do you cook a turkey?” Students in both the morning and afternoon classes, with help from pre-K staff, provided their answers below.

Morning Class

First you get a turkey out of the woods. Then you put it in a pan with some hot sauce and mix it up. Cook it on the stove on HOT for six minutes. Eat it with a fork. - Oaklyn Willoughby

You get a turkey from my Grandpa’s house. He shoots it. Then you cook it on our grill on HOT for 3 minutes. Put some ketchup on it. Eat it with some chicken and french fries. - Kynnedi Doyel-Noll

You get the turkey from the trees. Put some ketchup on it and cook it on the stove for 3 minutes. Put some more ketchup on it and eat it. - Charity Rinehart

You get the turkey from the store. Put seasonings on it and fry it for 2 seconds. Eat it with mashed potatoes. - Lexanne Thomas

You go to the woods and shoot the turkey. Then you drag it to the house and clean it. Then put salt and pepper on it and fry it for 20 minutes. Eat it with some macaroni and cheese. - Luke Rowden

If you can find a turkey in the woods or in the field you can get one. Put salt on it and fry it for 15 minutes. Eat it with mashed potatoes. - Ian Shanks

You get the turkey from the farm. You just shoot it with a gun. Clean it up and take the meat out and cook the meat. Put some turkey seasoning on it. Cook it on the stove a little hot or it will burn up. Cook it for 5 hours. Cut it up with a knife when it’s done then eat it with forks and knives. - Zoey Helton

You get a turkey from the woods. You kill it. Cook it in the oven at 5 degrees for 15 minutes. Put some barbecue sauce on it. Eat it with hamburger. - Jax Evans

You kill a turkey in the woods with our guns. Then you cook it on a grill. Put some spices on it. Cook it for 3 minutes or 5 minutes. Eat it with forks. - Jaxson Ragan

Get the turkey from your mother’s house. Fry the turkey with some cheese and macaroni. Fry it for 15 minutes. Then you eat it. - Brylee Backues

You find a turkey in the woods and shoot it. Put it in the oven with some turkey season on it. Cook it for 2 minutes at 5 degrees. Take it out and then eat it with some turkeys and dumplings. - Kastyn Honse

You can get your turkey from a store. Cook it on the grill. Put some pink seasoning on it. Cook it for 3 minutes. After it’s done you eat it with some rice and macaroni and cheese. - Heidi Simoneaux

Find the turkey in the woods. You shoot it. Put it in a pan and put some salt on it. Cook it in our house in the oven for 1 minute on HOT. Eat it with some pepper. - Cole Robertson, Jr.

You get a turkey from the woods. You shoot it. You cook it with a fish fryer. Put some salt on it. Fry it for 15 minutes. Eat it with some mashed potatoes. - Leslie Schwartze

My papa gets the turkey when he hunts for deer. We usually get a deer, too and we get bucks sometimes, too. Cook the turkey in the fryer. Put salt on it. Fry it for 15 minutes. Eat the turkey with mashed potatoes. - Sawyer Lake

Dad and Mom get the turkey. Cook it with pizza. Drink chocolate milk with it. - Dominic Hammond

Afternoon Class

Get some milk, chicken and cheese and pop it inside the turkey. Hammer the turkey. Put the turkey in a pan and then put it in the oven. Cook it at 1 degree for 1 hour and then eat it. - Lynkon Thomas

Buy a turkey at the store. Actually, just buy the one that’s already cooked. That’s easy! - Dallas Kron

Get a turkey from the shop. Put water and salt on it. Put it in the oven. Cook it on HOT for 6 minutes and then eat it. - Heidi Woodbury

Get a turkey from the turkey house. You can put bacon on it. You can also put bananas on it. Cook him in the oven on HOT for 5 minutes. Then we eat it. - Sadie Powell

Get the turkey from the farm. Cook it this long. Eat it. - Daisy Raines

My daddy gets a turkey from the forest. Then he puts scrambled eggs on it. It’s so yummy! Put some ketchup on it and some candy, too. It can look like a candy turkey. Tape him up so he don’t move. Cook it in the oven for 10 hours on HOT. Eat it with your mouth! - Emersyn Shanks

I cook a turkey from a pan at my house at Thanksgiving. I would put pepper, flour and cheese on it. Put it in the oven on maybe 3 or 4 or 5 degrees. You can cook the turkey 10 times and then we eat it! - Grady Beltz

First you have to kill the turkey. Put the turkey in grease. Put pepper and sauce on it. Cook it for 4 hours. Put it on the plate and eat it! - Holt Beltz

Get a turkey from the lake. Cut it up. Put it in a pan and put cheese and macaroni and Cheez Its on it. Put it in the oven for 2 minutes at 4 degrees. Then you can eat it! - Weston Smith

You get the turkey from the turkey bank. Put it down and then put a hat on it. Cook it for dinner in the oven at 15 degrees for 17 hours. - Cooper Simoneaux

Get the turkey from the store. Put it in a pan and put pepper on it. Cook it for 2 hours. - Becca Neubert

You have to get the turkey from the field. Cut it up. Put it in a pan and put ice cream on it. Put it in the oven at 2 degrees for 4 hours. Eat it! - Carson Windle

Get your turkey from the field. Put it in the oven. Put some hot sauce on it. Cook it for 8 hours. Eat the turkey in your mouth with mashed potatoes. - Dominic Summerford

You get the turkey from the store. You cook the turkey with some salt on it. Put some sauce in it, too. Put some celery on it. Cook it for 4 or 5 hours or 6 or 7 hours. You can eat some salad with your turkey. - Kinzee Summerford

You get your turkey from the market. Put it in a pot and add lettuce. Put the lid on. Cook it for 40 hours. Then get it out and eat it with water. - Maddie Jones