STORY TIME WITH SASHA OBAMA: “A THANKSGIVING STORY”
Disclaimer: The following was not actually written by Sasha Obama,8.
Sasha Obama here! I am so looking forward to Thanksgiving! But i am not sure if am looking forward to eating turkey this year. Let me tell you a little story.
So on November 25th, 2009 at my house(the White House), my daddy, the president of the United States, decided to pardon a turkey named “Courage”. Apparently, Presidential pardoning of a turkey has been a long time Thanksgiving tradition at the White House.
Anyway, so there was this turkey and then my dad’s friend asked, “Do you want to pet the turkey Sasha and Malia?” Pet a turkey? Who pets a turkey, i thought to myself.
Even my sister Malia,11, was little scared to pet the turkey, but she did. Yes, she did!
*Gulp* Then i had to pet the turkey, too. Why did i have to do that, dad? Where was my mommy during all of this?
Later on during the “Pardoning Event”, my dad gave a speech and said:
“Today I’m pleased to announce that thanks to the intervention of Malia and Sasha — because I was planning to eat this sucker — Courage will also be spared this terrible and delicious fate.”
I am not sure i am going to be eating turkey tomorrow. Hmm, maybe i can have some fried fish with french fries!
I mean, baked fish and baked potatoes, mommy!
Photos:Gettyimages
Those are some good looking Kids…I wouldn’t want to eat something either after I petted it.
They are so adorable…don’t worry Sasha, I don’t like live Turkey’s either, they’re way better smoked…lol
LOL! Sasha’s face says it all! They both looked like they really were not trying to touch that turkey. And I can’t blame them.
Such a cute and perfect Turkey Day photo! How cute is Sasha and that lucky bird..getting a Presidential pardon and all!
Happy Thanksgiving BCK Administration. Thank you for all of the beautiful pictures that you share of the celebrities and their families.
You give the gifts that never stop giving…notice how some of us are always reaching back into your files to look at and comment on old photos?
It’s wonderful! I love BCK!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Gobble, gobble gobble! Enjoy!
Sasha is really giving that turkey a close inspection. I love the way she always seems to really check things out. Maybe Secret Service should take some lessons from her and party crashers will be more apparent.
Wow Malia has gotten so tall! She is as tall as her daddy. Both the girls are cute and I would have never touched that turkey lol.
OMG, they grow so fast. Malia is so tall. I guess that is to be expected with 2 super tall parents.
I CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF THE FIRST FAMILY. I YET TO SEE THE GIRLS IN THEIR NIGHT ATIRE, OR WHAT THEY DO BEFORE THEY GO TO BED OR ARE IN THEIR NIGHT CLOTHES BEFORE THEY RETIRE TO BED. WHAT DOES FIRST LADY, MRS. OBAMA AND THE PRESIDENT DO ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE KIDS ARE PREPARING TO HOP INTO THEIR BEDS. I LONG TO SEE THIS. HOPE YOU DISPLAY IT. THANKS.
SEEMS AS IF SASHA IS SAYING, THEY ARE GOING TO KILL SOMETHING AS BEAUTIFUL AS THIS TURKEY AND THEN EAT IT? THEY COULDN’T.
I luv sasha…She’s so alert…Such a cutie pie !!!…N malia is sooo tall…Such model material…Luv these girls…Lookin so much like…Mommy n Daddy !!!