A (Very) Short Story

Three things:  a baby turtle, a dinosaur, and Emily (yes, I’m going to be dorky and use my daughter in this short story)

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Once upon a time there was a very rambunctious and fun-loving toddler named Emily.  To understand Emily, you must understand her greatest love in life, aside from her parents:  the great outdoors.  Every day she begged and begged to be allowed to go outside to explore their woods, but due to the chilly weather they had fallen under, she was rarely permitted to play outside.

However, there was a day when the sun decided to push back the dreary gray clouds and shine down upon the small farm and much to Emily’s joy, she was bundled up and let outside to play.  In her elated euphoria, she almost missed the baby turtle on the bottom step of the porch stairs as she bounded down them to begin her day’s adventures.

“Oh!”, she exclaimed, stopping abruptly and kneeling down on the ground to get a better look at the little gray-green reptile hiding within its shell.  “Hi Baby Turtle!”

To her dismay, the little turtle stayed still and said nothing.

“Turtle…” Emily sang out.  “Baby Turtle…”

Still, the little turtle stayed still and said nothing.

Intrigued, Emily knelt even closer and poked the shell.  It scooted lightly across the step.  Furrowing her eyebrows, she picked up the shell and peered inside.  It was empty.

Emily’s face fell.  She had wanted a companion to play with this morning.  But then her eyes lit up and as she secured the turtle shell under her arm, she raced back up the porch steps and slammed open the door to the house as she bolted to her room.  She scooped up her beanie baby dinosaur and after a few minutes of maneuvering, a turtle-dinosaur was born.

Delighted, she jaunted her way back outside to prance down the steps and out in the front yard to play.  It was going to be a great day after all!

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Okay, so it is a little hokey, but hey, I’m out of practice, so give me a bit of grace!

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