Reading Notes Week 15: Jakata Tales; The Talkative Tortoise



(Picture of a baby tortoise eating a strawberry. Picture is a still from a video that can be sourced here.)


In this tale, there was a tortoise that talked a lot. Many of the fish in the pond became tired of his ramblings so they moved to the land. Two geese saw what was happening and wanted to try to help the tortoise so they told him to live in the mountains. This way, no one would be around and he could keep talking. They gave him a stick to bite onto and flew him to the mountains. They told the tortoise not to talk until he made it to the mountains so he could keep biting onto the stick. While flying, some children saw the geese and pointed. The tortoise opened him mouth to tell them to mind their business but ended up falling onto the ground because he let go of the stick. His shell cracked and he probably died. 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Author: W.H.D. Rouse
Title: The Talkative Tortoise

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