Well, Mr. and Mrs. Potato had eyes for each other, and finally
they
got
married, and had a little sweet potato, whom they called ‘Yam’.
Of
course,
they wanted the best for Yam. When it was time, they told her
about
the
facts
of life.
They warned her about going out and getting half-baked, so she
wouldn’t
get
accidentally mashed, and get a bad name for herself like ‘Hot
Potato’,
and
end up with a bunch of Tater Tots.
Yam said not to worry, no Spud would get her into the sack and
make a
rotten
potato out of her! But on the other hand she wouldn’t stay home
and
become
a
Couch Potato, either. She would get plenty of exercise so as
not to be
skinny
like her Shoestring cousins.
When she went off to Europe, Mr. and Mrs. Potato told Yam to
watch out
for
the Hard Boiled guys from Ireland. And the greasy guys from
France
called
the
French Fries. And when she went out west, to watch out for the
Indians
so
she
wouldn’t get scalloped.
Yam said she would stay on the straight and narrow and wouldn’t
associate
with those high class Yukon Golds. Mr. and Mrs. Potato sent Yam
to
Idaho
P.U.
(that’s Potato University) so that when she graduated she’d
really be
in
the
Chips.
But in spite of all they did for her, one-day Yam came home and
announced
she
was going to marry Tom Brokaw. Tom Brokaw! Mr. and Mrs. Potato
were
very
upset. They told Yam she couldn’t possibly marry Tom Brokaw
because
he’s
just
a…
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