Tim The Turtle




Once upon a there lived a turtle named Tim, who resides at a farm in the beautiful country down south. He has lived in Turtletown, West Virginia all his life & often wondered what life in the city would be like.

Although life seem simple & quit boring sometimes, he often had fun playing in the back yard with a dog named Rover. They spent most of their time together playing ball and just talking about their dreams & future plans.

Early one morning as Tim looked up and saw an flying overhead, he made a decision to leave his country home for a journey to the big city. This would be a trip that he would soon never forget.

Tim walked and and and ...

As dark approaches, he finds an old oak tree to rest under for the night.

Next morning Tim has breakfast consisting of greens & grass that he finds near-by the tree. As he starts walking down the long road ahead, he thinks, "Life is good and I'm happy for making a decision on my own". Wait! Tim hears this loud noise & looking up in the sky, it's exciting to see big taking off at such a fast pace. After watching the planes, it was time to get started.

Tim walked and and and ...

Finally evening came & everything seem to change, for he no longer saw green grass, trees, blue skies, birds singing in a distance, butterflies and 's.

Things were really different. Tim couldn't believe his eyes as he looked up at the big tall 's, not speaking of the noise that was almost unbearable...He watched a construcion worker as he drove a jackhammer into the pavement on the street...So this is what the big city looks like, "he thought". Out of nowhere someone yelled at Tim to move for he almost got ran over by a big heavy bulldozer.Tim felt a little faint as he thought about being Turtle Soup for someone's supper. First day in the city and things already weren't going too well.

Tomorrow will be better he thought, while looking around for a place to rest. Now where would a turtle find a place to sleep in a big ? As Tim looked around and night was approaching, he couldn't find a quiet spot under the stars. All he found was noise, bright lights, traffic and people running everywhere. What kind of place is this and for the first time, Tim felt alone.

One day in the city and Tim wanted to go home. But little did he know that he would spend the next three days lost for turtles have no sense of directions. He wondered into a threater where he met the dancing frog and Tim finally asked for his help. Mr. Frog gave him a four-leaf clover and said to rub the leaf three times at the stroke of midnight.

Tim rubbed the leaf three times and needless to say it worked, as a Rainbow Fairy appeared...She told him he had three wishes and perhaps one wish would be for riches. But Tim told her that all the in the world couldn't buy what he wanted. His three wishes were food, sleep and back home to Turtletown, West Virginia.

The fairy told him the clover was food, and to look up at the sky for I have granted you s. There you will fall into a deep sleep, with your awakening back home. She then kissed the turtle on the head and wished him lots of happiness in the future.

Next morning, Tim saw green grass, trees, birds, and from a distance a small house. Slowly walking closer, he saw Rover in the yard playing ball. His best friend had returned, never to leave home again.

What did the other farm animals do when Tim got back? Reckon' they had an old fashion Hoe-Down barn dance to celebrate the good news...








© Written by Dottie-June 5, 2001