Three spirits regretful were hovering near Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! "Look!" gobbled the turkey's, "what tragedy's here!" Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! "For this did they tempt me with fattening food, For this did I bring up my beautiful brood, I always thought farmers uncommonly rude!" Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! The goose spirit trembled, then hissingly said Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! "Most men care for nothing except to be fed!" Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! "What horror is this, filled with onions and sage To be served on a platter at my tender age! 'Tis enough any well-disposed fowl to enrage!" Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! The phantom pig grunted, "Do please look at that!" Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! "Oh! why did I grow up so rosy and fat!" Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! "They put in my mouth a sweet, juicy corncob Just when of sensations my palate they rob, Do you wonder such sights make a spirit-pig sob!" Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! Conferring, the spirits resolved on a plan Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! By which to wreak vengeance on merciless man Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! "We'll each disagree with the human inside, We'll cause indigestion and damage his pride, And the pains of this Christmas we'll spread far and wide!" Sing hey! sing ho! heigho! * * * * * THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS ANNE P.L. FIELD