BABY TURTLE

A BABY TURTLE WAS STANDING

AT THE BOTTOM OF A LARGE TREE

AND WITH A DEEP SIGH

STARTED TO CLIMB.

ABOUT AN HOUR LATER,

HE REACHED A VERY HIGH BRANCH

AND WALKED ALONG TO THE END.

HE TURNED AND SPREAD ALL

FOUR FLIPPERS AND LAUNCHED

HIMSELF OFF THE BRANCH.

ON LANDING AT THE BOTTOM

IN A PILE OF SOFT, DEAD LEAVES,

HE SHOOK HIMSELF OFF,

WALKED BACK TO THE BOTTOM

OF THE TREE AND WITH A

SIGH STARTED TO CLIMB. 

ABOUT AN HOUR LATER,

HE AGAIN REACHED

THE VERY HIGH BRANCH,

WALKED ALONG, TURNED,

SPREAD HIS FLIPPERS AND

FLUNG HIMSELF OFF THE BRANCH.

AGAIN, HE LANDED ON THE BOTTOM,

SHOOK HIMSELF OFF,

WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TREE,

SIGHED AND STARTED CLIMBING. 

WATCHING THESE PROCEEDINGS

FROM THE END OF THE BRANCH

WERE TWO BIRDS.

THE MOMMA BIRD TURNED TO

DADDY BIRD AND SAID,

"DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TIME

WE TOLD HIM HE WAS ADOPTED?"