Melody ruins Thanksgiving

In the living room of the Taylor house, Prince Eric was attempting to make a fire with a pair of bellows. His pet parrot, Iago, entered to remind him.

"That's no way to light a fire!" said Iago, "Where's your kindling?"

"This thing's gonna be going anytime now." said Eric, as Petunia, Giggles, and Flaky entered the living room, as well.

"Even a caveman could start a fire." said Flaky.

"D'oh!" Eric muttered.

Suddenly, Eric, Iago, Petunia, Giggles, and Flaky heard Eric's wife, Ariel, calling from the dining room. "Dinner! Dinnertime, everybody!" she called in a singsong voice, "Dinner!"

Then Eric stopped lighting a fire with the bellows, put them down, and came into the dining room. "Oh, thank goodness!" he said.

Once everyone was at the table, Ariel called her son, Mickey Mouse, to come into the dining room next. "OK, Mickey!" she said, "We're ready for your centerpiece!"

Then Mickey came into the dining room, holding a three-dimensional centerpiece of a cornucopia, pilgrims, Thanksgiving food, real life turkeys, and Native American Indians. Eric, Ariel, Iago, Petunia, Giggles, and Flaky were impressed at Mickey's work of art.

"Mickey, my goodness!" gasped Ariel, "That's very impressive!"

"Holy moly!" Eric exclaimed, "That's the biggest work of art I've ever seen!"

"We always said he was gifted." said Petunia.

"Definitely from our side of the family." replied Giggles.

"How long did that take you, honey?" Flaky asked her nephew.

"I couldn't tell you how many hours, days, weeks, or months," said Mickey. "It was the labor of love towards those I hold dear, especially my girlfriend, Charlotte, and my friends, Donald Duck and Goofy. It's our homage to some American heroes who may not have fought in any wars, but who never...."

It was then that Mickey's sister, Melody, was last to come into the dining room, singing the 1982 fanfare from the MGM/UA Home Video logo. She was holding an enormous roast turkey.

"Speaking of heroes, here's mine: Tom Turkey!" smiled Eric, holding up a fork and carving knife while chuckling.

"Oh, yikes!" exclaimed Melody in disgust, "What is that?"

"It's the centerpiece, Melody." said Mickey.

"Well, it's taking up so much space!" complained Melody, elbowing Mickey's centerpiece.

"Hey, Melody!" Mickey cried, "Stop it!"

"Move it or lose it, mouse!"

"Mother!"

"Now just a minute. I'm sure there's room for both." said Ariel.

At that moment, Mickey and Melody got into a tug-of-war with the centerpiece.

"Melody, you're wrecking it; let go!" shouted Mickey, "My girlfriend, my friends, and I worked forever on this!"

Eric, Ariel, Iago, Petunia, Giggles, and Flaky watched the whole conflict between Mickey and Melody without saying a word. And with that, Melody tossed Mickey's centerpiece into the burning fireplace and smiled cruelly at her brother.

Mickey screamed in terror when he saw his creation burn.

"Hey, that got him going!" smirked Iago.

"Ditchin'!" exclaimed Melody.

Mickey grabbed a poker and tried to fish the creation out of the fire, but it was burned down to nothing but a complete pile of ashes. That's when Mickey got furious! "MELODY!!!" he shouted. He tackled Melody and started biting her, pulling her hair, and punching her in the face, almost knocking over the stuff on the table. "You don't even care! You don't even care!"

Eric and Ariel broke up the fight by pulling their daughter and son away and restraining them. Then Mickey escaped from Ariel, ran to his room in tears, where his girlfriend, Charlotte La Bouff; and his friends, Donald Duck and Goofy, were waiting for him, and slammed the door.

Eric angrily put Melody down, and he confronted her. "All right, Melody! That's it!" he shouted angrily, "Go to your room! Now!"

Melody played dumb. "Ok, I'll take some white meat and stuffing to go. And send up the pumpkin pie in about twenty minutes."

"I said now!" snarled Eric.

"Mom, do I have to?" asked Melody.

"Yes, you do!" Ariel scolded a guilty Melody, "I hope you're happy, Melody! You've ruined Thanksgiving!!"

Melody became very angry. She glared angrily at Eric and Ariel and yelled, "You two are as evil as Morgana the sea witch!" And she stormed to her own room, where her friends, Tip and Dash, were waiting for her.