Monday, May 21, 2007
Tommy 'The Take Out' Turtle
Down by the river under an old oak tree there was this huge rock. Next to this rock was Tommy Turtle. Everyone called him Tommy The Take Out' Turtle because he would order his food over the phone, but by the time he got there, the restuarant was closed. He then started having his food delivered. Much quicker you know.
You see, in his shell, he had all the comforts of home. He had a couch, a refridgerator, a stove (which he never used), a telephone, a television, a bathroom and a bed. He tried to cook for himself a few times, but his shell always filled up with smoke and it was hard for him to breathe so he started calling area restaurants for take out food to be delivered. Pizza's, Chinese food, hamburgers, etc. He never ever had to leave the safety of his shell.
You may be wondering how he paid for all these food deliveries. Years before, he had a race with a hare and won it. It just so happened, he had a pretty large bet on himself when everyone else had bet on the hare and won millions. Anyways, back to the story.
Down by the river under an old oak tree there was this huge rock. Next to this rock was Tommy Turtle. Everyone called him Tommy The Take Out' Turtle because he would order his food over the phone, but by the time he got there, the restuarant was closed. He then started having his food delivered. Much quicker you know.
You see, in his shell, he had all the comforts of home. He had a couch, a refridgerator, a stove (which he never used), a telephone, a television, a bathroom and a bed. He tried to cook for himself a few times, but his shell always filled up with smoke and it was hard for him to breathe so he started calling area restaurants for take out food to be delivered. Pizza's, Chinese food, hamburgers, etc. He never ever had to leave the safety of his shell.
You may be wondering how he paid for all these food deliveries. Years before, he had a race with a hare and won it. It just so happened, he had a pretty large bet on himself when everyone else had bet on the hare and won millions. Anyways, back to the story.
Because he wasn't getting enough excersize, he began to grow and grow and grow. One day, he stood in front of the mirror, shook his head and decided to do something about it. So he wanted to jog but tried and tried to get out of shell to no avail. Each day, he tried different ways to get out. He lathered himself up with butter once, oil another time, and other lubricants but nothing worked. Then he remembered he had some WD-40 and sprayed the entrance to the shell and he squeeeeezed out. He walked around his shell and looked at it with great thought. Other animals around watched him curiously because they hadn't seen him in such a long time and he was so.... so big. He finally decided that what he needed was a bigger shell.
Just then, Tommy Turtle picked up his shell and walked past the rock and the old oak tree, along the river and up the hill to the road. Just as he started to cross the road, the hare he had beat years ago in a race asked him, "Why are you crossing the road?"
And Tommy 'The Take Out' Turtle replied... are you ready?.....
"I'm going to the Shell Station." ¶ 1:06 AM
