David and the Turtle

David and the Turtle

Once upon a time, there was a giant turtle that lived in a cave in a dark forest. The legend had it that the turtle was hiding a golden egg that would hatch a dragon who only answered to the person who opened it. Now, this was no ordinary turtle. This turtle was bigger than an elephant with teeth sharper than a great white shark's. Many had attempted to steal this very egg with absolutely no one being successful or even returning back home.

David, an eighteen-year-old boy who lived in a village nearby, was known for his wits and gags. One day after hearing the legend of the golden egg, decided that he would try to steal it from the turtle. But how?

David spent an entire day trying to figure out if the turtle would have any weaknesses. A turtle is known for its defense against predators but this giant turtle even had sharp teeth for offense also! "How could I ever get around that giant creature?" David said to himself. Then, he jumped up with an idea. "Eureka! A turtle cannot do anything if it is on its back!"

Now, the only problem was getting the turtle on its back. As it was a cold winter, David decided that he would create an ice field right at the entrance of the cave and lure the turtle out, causing him to slip and land on its back. David spent several days sneaking to the entrance of the cave pouring buckets of water, watching it slowly freeze as it was a cold windy winter.

Finally, it was time. David grabbed a few chickens for bait and headed on to the cave.

"Hey there! I know you're in there hungry! I brought you some chicken if you'd like!!" shouted David from the entrance of the cave.

"You must be really stupid if you came here all the way by yourself knowing I eat humans for fun," said the turtle.

"Well, I heard that was all a lie. I don't think you're that scary. In fact, you should come out here so I can kill you and take the golden egg," David said, continuing to provoke the turtle.

As the giant turtle could not take the insults anymore, it charged at David with incredible speed. As expected, the giant turtle slipped and landed on its back.

"Wait, help me. I can't get up from this position!" yelled the turtle.

"Hahaha, no, I'm alright. I will take the golden egg that you've got hiding back there though!" said David.

David then took the golden egg from the cave and went home with it.

Upon arriving home, David wrapped the golden egg in a blanket and kept it warm and hidden under his bed. The egg did not take long to hatch as David heard a cracking noise under his bed only a week after stealing the golden egg.

"Oh, it's happening! Wait, already?" David said to himself, confused but still excited.

David jumped up from his bed, pulled the blanket-wrapped golden egg from underneath and slowly started to unwrap it.

"Oh, no," said David,

It was not a baby dragon that emerged from the golden egg as he had hoped. What came out of the golden egg was a baby turtle with teeth as sharp as the one David had defeated.

-The End

Author's Note:

Reading Homer's Odyssey, I was inspired by Odysseus' wits and quick thinking and decided to write my own little trickery story. Odysseus was able to trick the mighty Cyclops in order to escape the island successfully. Using his amazing brain and quick-thinking, Odysseus tricked the Cyclops into thinking his name was "No One." By doing this, Odysseus then stabbed the Cyclops in his lone eye, blinding him and making him cry for help. When the Cyclops began screaming for help, other Cyclops nearby asked who did such a horrible thing to him. The Cyclops was only able to answer by saying "No One did it!" as he thought the Odysseus' true name was No One. Who doesn't like a good underdog story, ya know? The story may be a little cringe to read but hey, I'm not Rick Riordan who specializes in this stuff. The story features a teenage boy who is known for his quick thinking and wits. Like any fictional story, this story features a giant aggressive turtle who lives in a cave and protects a golden egg that would eventually hatch a dragon out of it. The way Odysseus was able to use his quick thinking to trick the Cyclops and escape successfully from the island really just makes me wish I was like that just in case I get pulled over in the future or something. It’s funny to think about how invincible turtles can be, until you just flip them on their back which immobilizes them completely.