As you all know by now, I can be a pretty serious turtle enthusiast. But I think with this new site-- benjaminweyturtletales.com my interest in turtles can now reach people in ways I have never imagined. In my free time, I have been writing these "children's tales" revolving around a certain kind of turtle. Each story somewhat serves as a lesson, but there is for mature subtext and themes in these stories. Think of them as modern tales written in the vain of Alice In Wonderland. Check them out, and let me know what you think. Below you will find the opening paragraph for my first story. Stay tuned, I'll be adding more tales in the weeks to come.
In a dark barren night, Tiona Turtle walked along the sands with her baby Tamika on her shell with the stars guiding her. She had two burdens to worry about: one— not to disturb the only love of her life sleeping peacefully on her shell, and two— getting to their destination safely. However, Tiona Turtle didn’t mind this. She remembered a time when she was on her mother’s shell when they made the journey back to the great green seas. So the burden of having her baby on her and walking for many miles was not a serious burden for Tiona Turtle.
Along the way, Tiona Turtle fell out of her deep thought and was distracted by a woman sobbing. At first she had thought it was a lost ghost, but once she heard the voice speak, “It hurts,” she moved as quickly as she can to the figure that was injured. Not too far from her path, Tiona Turtle came across a young human woman on the sandy floor, with her shoes off.
You can read the rest of story here.
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