Theme: Evolution
The Little Green Turtle
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Once upon a time
there was a
little green
turtle.
She lived at the bottom of a bay. |
But she wanted to get out of the mud. |
She sighed to reach the surface of the waters and find a
new world.
She sought the king's advice.
- Well, well... - said the Crab King, from the top of
his throne - Do I have time to want another world? This
is enough for me...
Later, Little Turtle heard that the Dogfish was the
representative of the surface world:
- You have to have a lot of consciousness - said the
Dogfish - you have to fulfill obligations to get up
there.
Dogfish tied many ribbons to Little Turtle. He put her
in a burrow.
- Live away from the temptations of the mud, Little
Turtle, otherwise... Well, you already know!
Some time passed and the Little Turtle was tired in the
burrow.
She felt neither better nor worse.
She saw herself, however, too tied up.
One fine day, she left that hole.
She looked for the Star Fish. He listened to her,
adjusted his glasses, cleared his throat.
- You have to memorize magic words - he assured her,
poking his nose out of his books - Without them there is
no salvation.
Little Turtle memorized books and more books.
She never, however, felt like she was on her way to the
surface.
So, she left everything.
A little discouraged already, she spoke to the
Swordfish:
- Hello, Mr. Sword!
- Hello, Little Turtle! I´ve heard you want to save
yourself from the mud.
- It’s true.
The Swordfish said to her:
- There is no mystery for this. The rule is one for all:
“Help those who suffer and help yourself by studying”.
Little Turtle wasted no time.
She ran to help a rheumatic fish.
From there she was taken to medicate a cut in the
tentacle of an old octopus.
Octopus, grateful, asked her to take care of sea
urchins’ toothache.
Helping and studying, she felt happy.
She proceeded to give peace advice to the Shark.
Shark took her to visit the Whale.
Then, for the first time, Whale heard Little Turtle talk
about gluttony.
Suddenly...
Well, what happened all of a sudden?
The Little Turtle, nothing more, nothing less, was on
the surface of the bay.
A wonderful world ahead of her!
Source: Story authored by Roque Jacintho.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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