THE FOOLISH TURTLE

THE FOOLISH TURTLE

                           Once there was a foolish turtle. He had two birds as friends. He saw the birds fly. He also wished he could fly like them. 

            One day he was sad. The birds asked him, why he was so sad. The turtle said, "I wish I had wings like you." The birds said, "you may not have wings but you have a hard shell on your back to protect you" but the turtle said, "I want to fly and see the world high from the sky." The birds began to think how they could make the turtle happy.

              The birds found a strong stick to help the turtle. They each hold one end of the stick in their beaks. The turtle at the middle held the stick with his mouth. The birds flew with the stick carrying the turtle. Soon they were high in the sky. The turtle wondered at how everything looked so tiny. He opened his mouth to say, "Look, I'm flying!" and immediately he fell down. Luckily he fell into a pond and was saved. After that he never wished to fly again.