A Very Brief Look At Turtle's Adventure

Turtle’s Adventure

Long before today, when the earth was untainted by the clatter and clamor of humans, animals lived in peace. There was harmony among all living creatures and everyone mattered. Everyone in the forest had a place and they were all happy. Turtle was one of these creatures who lived in peace and was always happy. He was average in size and closely resembled a lizard in all aspects of his physical appearance. “Look at Turtle go,” the other forest animals would say in awe as he sprinted by. Turtle really was something to see once he got going. His agility, speed, and overall athleticism made him the star of their forest show. Everyone loved Turtle, and Turtle loved everyone right back. One calm, unremarkable day, there …show more content…
There was darkness and nothing else, just darkness. The mountains melted away behind him as he was enveloped completely in the nothingness of Unknown that surrounded him. He couldn’t see anything at all. There were no stars and there was no moon, only darkness. Turtle was afraid. He wandered through the darkness hoping for anything to happen. When nothing did, his fear grew. Finally, Turtle stopped moving completely. He barely remembered how, after running for so long, but he sat down motionless and breathed in the fresh, still air of Unknown. There was no rain or snow or wind or sun. Turtle sat there, still, for a very long time with nothing at all happening. It is likely that he would’ve stayed there forever, but the terrible memory of his drowning friends came into his head. It was devastating that he had to leave this darkness, this blissful nothingness, to endure the horrible occurrences of Known, which was everywhere but Unknown. Slowly, Turtle reached his hand into the soft earth and emerged with a handful of …show more content…
We have been watching you and how selflessly you served your friends. You saved everyone and almost got killed. Because of this, we are going to help you.” “Oh, oh,” Turtle stammered, “Thank you, thank you all very much.” Night came, and Turtle slept. The spirits got to work. First, Rain Spirit pounded down on the rock trying to erode and crack it, but it was no use. Then, Snow Spirit tried to freeze and break the rock so that it would fall off and crash into a million pieces, but to no avail. Next, Sun Spirit shone down on the rock with all of her power trying to melt it, but her attempts were futile. Finally, Wind Spirit blew as hard as she could on the rock trying to knock it off, but it did not work. The rock remained. That night, they healed all of the wounds that had been inflicted on Turtle by the rock and from his dangerous journey. All of his cuts, bruises, and scratches were soon gone by the magic of the Spirits. They then worked together to strengthen him. Their combined magic helped to strengthen and support him. The next morning the spirits woke Turtle up loudly, as they were wont to