I have a little turtle (well he’s not really little any more) his name is Turdie (nope not Tiny Tim) I put him in the fish tank to see if he could swim!
The story of my turtle goes back a few years to when I was in the 4th grade at Callison Elementary. One day after my class was coming in from recess I noticed a pretty cool rock on the ramp of the classroom.(as you can see where this was going this was no rock.) My teacher had seen my classmates and I surrounding the cool, now moving little rock and snached it up before any of us had even realized it was a baby turtle. Now 4th grade me was now coming up with all the excuses to why my teacher should let me keep the turtle. That also meant the rest of my class was also fighting about who gets to keep the turtle. Long story short my teacher allows me to take the turtle home.
Proud little me was feeling like I was on the top of the world, as I walked out to the parking lot two hands clasped to each side of the tupperware. My mom had no choice but to say, “Yes you can keep him” as I jumped into the car and buckled up as if the decision was already made before I had even shown my mom.
When I got home that day I had nowhere else to put him but the fish tank and he was small enough that he would fit with the rest of my fish. He was the size of a dollar coin when I brought him home and once I plopped him in the fish tank his personality came out quick. You imagine a turtle slow and boring but my turtle did flips of his dock, chased around the fish and then hid when they chased him.
I had a hard time naming him and don’t even remember how he got the name Turdie but someone once said it and it stuck. Today Turdie lives in a huge tank with many different rocks from family vacations and he loves them. When my mom cleans his tank and moves all his plants and rocks around he throws a temper tantrum. (Who ever knew that turtles could throw tantrums like little toddlers) He tears all his plants off the glass and digs all his rocks around and puts them exactly where he wants them. Turdie also has a girlfriend, but it's a rock so don’t get too excited. This one particular rock he will separate from the rest and do what we call, “his rituals” where he fans the rock with his front flippers.( I don’t know why he does this to this particular rock but he’s been doing it ever scene he was a baby)
Turdie loves eating strawberries during summer, dancing when you come over to see him and chasing our cats when we let him run around. Some people may say having a turtle for a pet is boring but I love my crazy little turtle, Turdie.
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Hi Izzy,
ReplyDeleteI love so much about this post. Turtles are awesome creatures, and while turtles are a popular creature a lot of people think of them as old and boring. I never knew a turtle could have such a bold personality before this post! I'm glad you got to take Turdie home because who knows what another 4th grader would do, they might not even have taken care of them. Perhaps it was fate that Turdie came under your care and is living a good, healthy life in his fish bowl with his rocks. Awesome and interesting story!
Hi Isabella!
ReplyDeleteI used to have a pet turtle, too, around maybe the same time as you got yours. We had trouble naming her so I definitely get the weird name you gave yours- it's fitting for a fourth-grade brain as well. For our turtle, we named her Squirt after the turtle in Finding Nemo. Also, the photos are absolutely adorable. The patterns on the shell make me wonder if we had the same type of turtle. I couldn’t tell you the type of turtle Squirt was so I guess we’ll never find out the answer to that question. Even still, Turdie is adorable.
Izzy, I loved the story about how you got Turdie. It sounds like an unforgettable childhood experience! I enjoyed how you incorporated your inner thoughts and other information in your blog, including a quote from your mom. It made your blog engaging. Overall, I enjoyed how you showed your love for Turdie and appreciation for turtles, in general!
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