Turtle trouble
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By Amy Upshaw and Salem de BezenacIllustrated by Agnes de Bezenac
Turtle TroubleTurtle Trouble
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Mom asked me why the floor in my room was all wet.
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“I don’t know.” I said.
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Mom then saw the bucket I had hidden in the bathtub.“What’s this bucket doing here?” she asked.
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“I don’t
know.” I said.
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Mom then picked up the turtle I had hidden in the bathtub. “And what’s this turtle doing here?” she asked.
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“I don’t know.” I
said.
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“Buckets and turtles don’t just get into the bathtub on their own.” said mom.
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I found the
turtle in the garden,
and was getting him
some water, but then
I spilled the water all
over the floor.
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I don’t want any more time-outs. I don’t want mom to be upset.
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So I told mom
that I wasn’t
going to put
turtles in the
bathtub anymore.
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But she wasn’t upset about the turtle; she was unhappy because I didn’t tell her the truth.
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“I would have
helped care for
the turtle.”
said mom.
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Think! Think! Think! Oh, I get it!
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Telling the
truth works much
better than lying.
I’ll try that next
time.
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