The Origin of the Expression 'The Turkey Thought Too, But Ended Up in the Soup' 0 7

The plot is as follows: a peasant was selling an Indian rooster at the market. Upon learning that a buyer paid 15 talers for a parrot, the peasant demanded 30 talers for his 'turkey', claiming that it was 'twice as big as the parrot'. When countered with the fact that the parrot can talk while the rooster cannot, the peasant replied: 'My rooster doesn’t talk, but it thinks more.' This expression was also used by the Russian playwright A. N. Ostrovsky in his play 'The Hot Heart'.

It is worth noting that the turkey does not possess any special cognitive abilities. Rather, its 'intelligent' appearance is created by its ability to puff up, as well as the importance of fluffing its feathers and deep, thoughtful silence.