To stop this problem, his cousin, Miss Sook, invites Odd to her big Thanksgiving dinner.

During the party, when Buddy is sulking in his bathroom cupboard, he spots Odd stealing a precious cameo.

Buddy then runs out and sulks in the barn, until the afternoon, when Miss Sook teaches him that he shouldn't have publicly humiliated Odd.

"[4] The story was adapted for television and filmed in Alabama with Capote and many of his friends and family present as observers.

[5] The 1967 television production of The Thanksgiving Visitor earned Geraldine Page a second Emmy Award.