Two people pull my ends after the turkey feast, but only the one left holding the longer piece gets their secret desire. What am I?
A wishbone
The answer refers to the furcula bone of a turkey, commonly known as a 'wishbone.' In Thanksgiving tradition, two people snap the bone apart while making a secret wish, and folklore states that whoever breaks off the larger fragment will have their wish granted.
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